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Lovely name, despite the movie. Also a Palestinian woman in the Atlas of Beauty.
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When googling the name it tells you it's Hebrew not Russian. I think it sounds cute because of the movie, but as a Spanish speaker it sounds odd to me for a name. In Spanish Raya (pronounced like Maya) means stripe. It can also mean a scratch on a surface, like on a table or cd. It also reminds me of the word rayo, which means ray in English. Rayo can mean lightning bolt, ray of light, etc.
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My last name is Raya, my father's family is of Galician heritage. We pronounce it like the Disney movie (rhymes with Maya).
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Pretty!
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Isn't Raya from an Asian country or something? Maybe the new movie just got me thinking.
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Watch this suddenly spike in popularity with the new movie.
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Raya is the main character in the movie "Raya and the lost dragon", which came out March 5, 2021.
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Raya is a super cute name! I also think Raeya is cute as well.
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Raya is the protagonist in 'Raya and the Last Dragon.'
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Terrible. Sounds whiny and looks incomplete.
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My name is Raya, like a ray of hope.
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My daughter is Raisa with diminutive of Raya. We call her “Rye-uh”. Her dad is Belarusian and that’s his pronunciation since 2005..
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Here is a new one for you my short name is Raya pronounced Ray-uh however my actual name is LuRaya pronounced Loo-ray-uh. I've never met another person with this variation of the name Raya.
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My name is Raya and it is pronounced RAI-UH. I love my name, though there may be quite a bit of people with this name, it's not every day I meet someone named RAI-UH. :)
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One of my closest friends has this name, but spelled Raia. (Pronounces RAY-uh). This name is really pretty, exotic, and uncommon. I love it!
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My name is Raya pronounced ray ah, like ray of sunshine.
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My name is Raya (pronounced RAY-ah). I like boons. :)
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Name Raya or Rayyah is an old Arabic name, it means mellow. A famous pair of characters in an Egyptian play are Rayyah and Skeena!
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My name is Raya and its pronounced ray-ah. Most people pronounce it rreye-ah, probably because of the name Maya or Mayah that is pronounced that way.
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My name is Raya and people always pronounce it ray-ah or Ri-ah like Mariah Carey but the right pronouniation is Rah-yuh I'm Persian and after moving to California I got used to pronouncing it Ri-ah.
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There's an Egyptian serial killer named Raya, who was executed. Her sister was Sakina.
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Pronunced "RAY-ah" or "RIE-ah".
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Raya is Sailor Mars' name in the French dub of Sailor Moon.
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Raya (Рая) is also a diminutive of the Russian name Raisa. [noted -ed]
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Raya Origin Hebrew means friend and it also means thirsty no more in a biblical saying. I named my daughter this name 13 years ago and did a lot of lookup before I stuck with the name.
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I've heard this name pronounced to rhyme with Maya.
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I know a lady with this name who survived the Holocaust in Russia. I asked her whether it is a pet form of Rachel. She told me that in her case it is a pet form of Raisa, but that because there are now many immigrants to Israel called Raisa the pet form Raya has morphed into a Hebrew name meaning (to quote her exact definition) "bosom friend". She added that her own Hebrew name is not Rachel, as I'd assumed, but Ruth.
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Ok to make it 100% clear: the Hebrew meaning of Raya is a "wife" or literally a "spouse" רעיה pronounced as Reaya. However, the name Raya has nothing to do with this. It's just a short (pet) name of Raisa (Jewish -Russian origin), which originally was formed as a short name of Rachel or Rachil in Yiddish. It was in use in my grandma's generation (that's her name btw) but rarely in use in Russia these days. Hope that makes it clear. ;)
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I am a native Russian and I know a few Russian women whose name is Raisa and who uses the diminutive Raya, so this name is definitely used in Russia. I also know an American girl whose name is Raya, but she pronounces it "RAY-ah".
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I think this name is absolutely beautiful, though I think I prefer the spelling Raia.
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Raya is a Hebrew word which simply means "Beautiful woman and wife".
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Raya in biblical Hebrew means Friend. The origin of this name comes from a word which means friend of God.
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I know an Irish girl whose name is Raya. She pronounces it "RAY-ah".
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Ditto the other two comments. Raya is a pet form of Rayna or Rangelina, but I don't think it has anything to do with Raisa. [noted -ed]
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My Russian grandma was named Raisa and she has always been called Raya. But maybe this pet form isn't used today.
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Although I am a native Russian I've never heard Raya as a short form of Raisa. Raisa women are being called Rasha, just like Maria - Masha and Daria - Dasha. As far as I am informed Raya is a Bulgarian name.
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Raya is a name commonly used in Bulgaria as well. The meaning of the name is strongly related to the Bulgarian word for "heaven" which sounds pretty close to 'Raya' - RAI. In Bulgaria Raisa is not very popular for it sounds Russian indeed. Nevertheless Raya is considered one of our most beautiful although not most popular names.
In fact the name Raya (or Raja, Raia) is not used in Russia today (Raisa is their commonly used name). As it is in many cases - a truly Bulgarian name is confused with a Russian one.
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In fact the name Raya (or Raja, Raia) is not used in Russia today (Raisa is their commonly used name). As it is in many cases - a truly Bulgarian name is confused with a Russian one.
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