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Ras
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Appendix:Variations of "ras"
English
Etymology 1
Various origins:
en cs Raš and en pl Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names
en es Ras, from es ras level; perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land
en fr - and en ca Ras, from ca ras shorn, peeled, bare, hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area
en nl Ras, nickname for a nimble person, from nl ras quick, swift
Proper noun
+
en.
en rare en male.
en Max Matza New Jersey mayor arrested in protest at migrant centre w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy904elvxj3o 2025-05-09 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings" to leave Delaney Hall, a facility being run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba. https://web.archive.org/web/20250515001144/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy904elvxj3o
Derived terms
en salirasib
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ras is the 34574th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 654 individuals. Ras is most common among White (75.69%), Asian/Pacific Islander (10.9%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.4%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Noun
en noun form
en Ra
Further reading
See also
en Ras Hafun
Anagrams
en ars ARS ARs ASR RSA SAR Sar Sar. ars asr
en surnames from Catalan surnames from Czech surnames from Dutch surnames from French surnames from Polish surnames from Spanish
Dutch
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl