Raisa

See also: Räisä

English

Proper noun

Raisa

1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Раи́са (Raísa).
2. A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Раі́са (Raísa).
3. A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Раїса (Rajisa)

Anagrams

• ARIAs, Arias, Raias, Sarai, arias, sarai

Finnish

Etymology

From the Russian saint's name Раи́са (Raísa), from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯sɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑisɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Rai‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): Rai‧sa

Proper noun

Raisa

1. a female given name of Finnish speakers
   • 1991, Elisabet Aho, Varjoja kuvastimessa, Karisto, →ISBN, page 65:

     Tummasilmä halusi lapselle kummallisen, venäläisen etunimen, Raisa tai mikä Tanja se olikaan. Jostakin vanhasta romaanista tyttö moisen keksi. Nestorille oli yhdentekevää mikä rääpäleen nimeksi pantaisiin.

     The dark-eyed girl wanted the child to have an odd, Russian first name, Raisa or Tanja or whatever it was. She got that from some old novel. Nestori didn't care a bit about what the runt would be called.

2. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Раи́са (Raísa)

Declension

Inflection of Raisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Raisa	Raisat
genitive		Raisan	Raisojen
partitive		Raisaa	Raisoja
illative		Raisaan	Raisoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Raisa	Raisat
accusative	nom.	Raisa	Raisat
	gen.	Raisan
genitive		Raisan	Raisojen Raisain rare
partitive		Raisaa	Raisoja
inessive		Raisassa	Raisoissa
elative		Raisasta	Raisoista
illative		Raisaan	Raisoihin
adessive		Raisalla	Raisoilla
ablative		Raisalta	Raisoilta
allative		Raisalle	Raisoille
essive		Raisana	Raisoina
translative		Raisaksi	Raisoiksi
abessive		Raisatta	Raisoitta
instructive		—	Raisoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Raisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Raisani Raisani accusative nom. Raisani Raisani gen. Raisani genitive Raisani Raisojeni Raisaini rare partitive Raisaani Raisojani inessive Raisassani Raisoissani elative Raisastani Raisoistani illative Raisaani Raisoihini adessive Raisallani Raisoillani ablative Raisaltani Raisoiltani allative Raisalleni Raisoilleni essive Raisanani Raisoinani translative Raisakseni Raisoikseni abessive Raisattani Raisoittani instructive — — comitative — Raisoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Raisasi Raisasi accusative nom. Raisasi Raisasi gen. Raisasi genitive Raisasi Raisojesi Raisaisi rare partitive Raisaasi Raisojasi inessive Raisassasi Raisoissasi elative Raisastasi Raisoistasi illative Raisaasi Raisoihisi adessive Raisallasi Raisoillasi ablative Raisaltasi Raisoiltasi allative Raisallesi Raisoillesi essive Raisanasi Raisoinasi translative Raisaksesi Raisoiksesi abessive Raisattasi Raisoittasi instructive — — comitative — Raisoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Raisamme Raisamme accusative nom. Raisamme Raisamme gen. Raisamme genitive Raisamme Raisojemme Raisaimme rare partitive Raisaamme Raisojamme inessive Raisassamme Raisoissamme elative Raisastamme Raisoistamme illative Raisaamme Raisoihimme adessive Raisallamme Raisoillamme ablative Raisaltamme Raisoiltamme allative Raisallemme Raisoillemme essive Raisanamme Raisoinamme translative Raisaksemme Raisoiksemme abessive Raisattamme Raisoittamme instructive — — comitative — Raisoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Raisanne Raisanne accusative nom. Raisanne Raisanne gen. Raisanne genitive Raisanne Raisojenne Raisainne rare partitive Raisaanne Raisojanne inessive Raisassanne Raisoissanne elative Raisastanne Raisoistanne illative Raisaanne Raisoihinne adessive Raisallanne Raisoillanne ablative Raisaltanne Raisoiltanne allative Raisallenne Raisoillenne essive Raisananne Raisoinanne translative Raisaksenne Raisoiksenne abessive Raisattanne Raisoittanne instructive — — comitative — Raisoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Raisansa Raisansa accusative nom. Raisansa Raisansa gen. Raisansa genitive Raisansa Raisojensa Raisainsa rare partitive Raisaansa Raisojaan Raisojansa inessive Raisassaan Raisassansa Raisoissaan Raisoissansa elative Raisastaan Raisastansa Raisoistaan Raisoistansa illative Raisaansa Raisoihinsa adessive Raisallaan Raisallansa Raisoillaan Raisoillansa ablative Raisaltaan Raisaltansa Raisoiltaan Raisoiltansa allative Raisalleen Raisallensa Raisoilleen Raisoillensa essive Raisanaan Raisanansa Raisoinaan Raisoinansa translative Raisakseen Raisaksensa Raisoikseen Raisoiksensa abessive Raisattaan Raisattansa Raisoittaan Raisoittansa instructive — — comitative — Raisoineen Raisoinensa

Related terms

• Raija

Statistics

• Raisa is the 346^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,295 female individuals (and as a middle name to 156 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Saari, rasia, saari, saira

Latvian

Etymology 1

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Russian Раи́са (Raísa).

Proper noun

Raisa f

1. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Раи́са (Raísa)
2. a female given name

Etymology 2

From English Rice.

Proper noun

Raisa f

1. a respelling of the English surname Rice, applied to women.

Related terms

• Raiss (applied to men)

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Raisa was the only given name of 4777 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.