100%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian Scripts Раиса(Russian) Раїса(Ukrainian) Раіса(Belarusian) Pronounced Pron. /rɐ.ˈis.ə/(Russian) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Portuguese form of Herais, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Раиса, Ukrainian Раїса or Belarusian Раіса (see Raisa 1). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveRaya(Russian) Other Languages & CulturesHerais(Ancient Greek) Iraida(Spanish) User SubmissionsRaïssa, Raissà PopularityDetails Last ranked #27 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #477 in 1993 France Last ranked #93 in 2014 Portugal Name DaysName Days? France: September 5 (as Raïssa)Poland: June 28 Categories theophoric names, YouTubers