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Raiza

RYE-zuh

Popularity

#17078

stable

Letters

5

Syllables

2

Origin

Russian

Total Births

376

Peak Year

#18 in 1990

First Recorded

1975

Style

Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

A feminine name with origins possibly in Russian or Hebrew, meaning 'rose'. It also has associations with the Yiddish word for 'joy'.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Raisa Gorbacheva

    Former First Lady of the Soviet Union, intellectual and activist.

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

ElegantJoyfulSophisticatedWarm

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