Raita

See also: raita

Finnish

Etymology

From raita (“willow”). The given name was first recorded in the 1910s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Rai‧ta

Proper noun

Raita

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Raita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		Raita	Raidat
genitive		Raidan	Raitojen
partitive		Raitaa	Raitoja
illative		Raitaan	Raitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Raita	Raidat
accusative	nom.	Raita	Raidat
	gen.	Raidan
genitive		Raidan	Raitojen Raitain rare
partitive		Raitaa	Raitoja
inessive		Raidassa	Raidoissa
elative		Raidasta	Raidoista
illative		Raitaan	Raitoihin
adessive		Raidalla	Raidoilla
ablative		Raidalta	Raidoilta
allative		Raidalle	Raidoille
essive		Raitana	Raitoina
translative		Raidaksi	Raidoiksi
abessive		Raidatta	Raidoitta
instructive		—	Raidoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Raita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Raitani Raitani accusative nom. Raitani Raitani gen. Raitani genitive Raitani Raitojeni Raitaini rare partitive Raitaani Raitojani inessive Raidassani Raidoissani elative Raidastani Raidoistani illative Raitaani Raitoihini adessive Raidallani Raidoillani ablative Raidaltani Raidoiltani allative Raidalleni Raidoilleni essive Raitanani Raitoinani translative Raidakseni Raidoikseni abessive Raidattani Raidoittani instructive — — comitative — Raitoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Raitasi Raitasi accusative nom. Raitasi Raitasi gen. Raitasi genitive Raitasi Raitojesi Raitaisi rare partitive Raitaasi Raitojasi inessive Raidassasi Raidoissasi elative Raidastasi Raidoistasi illative Raitaasi Raitoihisi adessive Raidallasi Raidoillasi ablative Raidaltasi Raidoiltasi allative Raidallesi Raidoillesi essive Raitanasi Raitoinasi translative Raidaksesi Raidoiksesi abessive Raidattasi Raidoittasi instructive — — comitative — Raitoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Raitamme Raitamme accusative nom. Raitamme Raitamme gen. Raitamme genitive Raitamme Raitojemme Raitaimme rare partitive Raitaamme Raitojamme inessive Raidassamme Raidoissamme elative Raidastamme Raidoistamme illative Raitaamme Raitoihimme adessive Raidallamme Raidoillamme ablative Raidaltamme Raidoiltamme allative Raidallemme Raidoillemme essive Raitanamme Raitoinamme translative Raidaksemme Raidoiksemme abessive Raidattamme Raidoittamme instructive — — comitative — Raitoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Raitanne Raitanne accusative nom. Raitanne Raitanne gen. Raitanne genitive Raitanne Raitojenne Raitainne rare partitive Raitaanne Raitojanne inessive Raidassanne Raidoissanne elative Raidastanne Raidoistanne illative Raitaanne Raitoihinne adessive Raidallanne Raidoillanne ablative Raidaltanne Raidoiltanne allative Raidallenne Raidoillenne essive Raitananne Raitoinanne translative Raidaksenne Raidoiksenne abessive Raidattanne Raidoittanne instructive — — comitative — Raitoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Raitansa Raitansa accusative nom. Raitansa Raitansa gen. Raitansa genitive Raitansa Raitojensa Raitainsa rare partitive Raitaansa Raitojaan Raitojansa inessive Raidassaan Raidassansa Raidoissaan Raidoissansa elative Raidastaan Raidastansa Raidoistaan Raidoistansa illative Raitaansa Raitoihinsa adessive Raidallaan Raidallansa Raidoillaan Raidoillansa ablative Raidaltaan Raidaltansa Raidoiltaan Raidoiltansa allative Raidalleen Raidallensa Raidoilleen Raidoillensa essive Raitanaan Raitanansa Raitoinaan Raitoinansa translative Raidakseen Raidaksensa Raidoikseen Raidoiksensa abessive Raidattaan Raidattansa Raidoittaan Raidoittansa instructive — — comitative — Raitoineen Raitoinensa

Statistics

• Raita is the 812^th (tied with 2 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 252 female individuals (and as a middle name to 76 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Raita is the 1213^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 705 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• aarit, atari, atria, itara, raati, ritaa, taari, taira, tiara

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1935. From raits (“brisk”).

Proper noun

Raita f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Raitis

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Raita was the only given name of 275 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.