Baby name

FADING UNISEX · YIDDISH/RUSSIAN
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Raissa

/rah · EE · sah/


“Rose or possibly Yiddish origin”

French form of Raisa, from Russian 'raisа' meaning rose or possibly Yiddish origin.

rais · raisa

warm

How it ages.

Raissa remains modest in French and Russian regions with historical literary associations.

The cultural moment.

France shows Raissa in low-to-moderate usage, Russia and Eastern Europe show historical baseline, rare in North America outside Russian-heritage communities.