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رَئِيس
Rayees
ra-EES
“Chief, head, president.”
About Rayees
Rayees is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "chief, head, president" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-أ-س, 'head'. Ra'is is the chief — the one at the head. Used as a given name chiefly in South Asia.
Common in Pakistan and India; Reis in Turkey.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Raees, Rais, Reis
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Rayees is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rayees
- What does the name Rayees mean?
- Rayees (رَئِيس) means "Chief, head, president". From the Arabic root ر-أ-س, 'head'. Ra'is is the chief — the one at the head. Used as a given name chiefly in South Asia.
- Is Rayees a name from the Qur'an?
- Rayees does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Rayees a boy or a girl name?
- Rayees is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Rayees come from?
- Rayees is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters R-ʾ-S. Common in Pakistan and India; Reis in Turkey.
- How is Rayees spelled?
- Rayees is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (رَئِيس) is also written Raees, Rais, and Reis. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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