Origin: Israeli
meaning: “rose”
Variations, Nickname and Sound Alikes:
Rae, Rai, Raissa, Raisse, Raiza, Raizel,
Raitza, Rayzel, Raizelle, Ruza, Ruzah
Phrases you might say or hear someday:
Let’s get a move on, Raisa. Quick as a bunny.
Oh, grow up, Raisa. You’re not a child anymore.
What a beautiful young lady Raisa has become.
Famous people named Raisa or its variations
1. Raisa Nedashkovskaya (b. 1943), Ukrainian actress
2. Rosa Raisa (1893-1963), Polish-born soprano
Birth name: Raitza Burchstein
3. Raisa Maximovna Gorbachova (1932-99), Soviet First
Lady, cultural preservationist, reformer
Raisa Middle Names
Raisa Arianne
Raisa Daphne
Raisa Svetlana