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It is ok. Just ok, doesn't make me go wow or ugh.

I've always loved it. Gorgeous

I'd intuitively pronounce it ray-sah, and said that way, it reminds me of the words 'race' 'eraser' and 'razor'...or if it's rie-sah, that just makes me think of 'rice' or 'riser'...and my first thought upon seeing it was 'raisin'...not terrible but not great. I guess if someone really wanted Ray / Rae / Rey / Rai as a NN, it'd make sense to use it, but I'd prefer Raina. It also seems a bit like Elsa but less familiar.

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I think the Russian pronunciation given (ru-EES-uh) is pretty, though no one where I live would read it that way...I'd spell it Ruisa, if I wanted that sound.

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...rah-ees-uh is nice sounding, too. I like it if it's 3 syllables but not if it's 2.

This message was edited 1/8/2019, 11:16 AM

Raisa is one of those names I'd like to be more fond of. Maybe I'll warm to it some day! My grandpa has a sister named Raisa Maria Carmela which I find very nice a combo.

Hi !!!!

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I love that is a multicultural name. I like all its meanings!