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Ras.

A surname.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname.

  2. A male given name.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Various origins: * Borrowed from Czech Raš and Polish Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names * Borrowed from Spanish Ras, from ras (“level”); perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land * Borrowed from French and Catalan Ras, from ras (“shorn, peeled, bare”), hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area * Borrowed from Dutch Ras, nickname for a nimble person, from ras (“quick, swift”)

noun

  1. plural of Ra

    form-of · plural
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.