Rais Family History
Rais Name Meaning
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic raʿīs ‘leader’ also found in combinations such as Raʿīs ud-Dīn ‘leader of religion’. German and Swiss German: from the personal name Ragiso a pet form of any of the ancient Germanic compound names beginning with the element rag- a short form of ragin ‘counsel’. German and Czech: from an altered short form of the Biblical personal name Zacharias . Czech: from German Reis .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022