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in reply to a message by lorelle
Hi Lorelle,
I haven't seen Riise used as a first name, but it is a common surname in Norway. I don't know anything about its meaning and origin, but as it doesn't look very Norwegian (there's no double-i in the Norwegian language), there might be a connection to the Finnish first name Riisa (male) which is a Finnish pet form for Grigori (Russian form of Greek Gregorios).
Regards, Satu
I haven't seen Riise used as a first name, but it is a common surname in Norway. I don't know anything about its meaning and origin, but as it doesn't look very Norwegian (there's no double-i in the Norwegian language), there might be a connection to the Finnish first name Riisa (male) which is a Finnish pet form for Grigori (Russian form of Greek Gregorios).
Regards, Satu
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My first name is Riise, and I have never met anyone else with that first name. I am an American, 3rd generation immigrant family from Norway. As far as my grandmother has told me, it doesn't mean anything - much like Stacy or many other popular names dont have some greater meaning.
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