Brais

Brais Meaning & Origin

About Brais
The surname Brais is of Galician origin and is derived from the personal name "Brais," which is the Galician form of the name Blaise. Blaise is derived from the Latin name "Blasius," meaning "lisping" or "stammering." The surname Brais is therefore likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the son of someone named Brais or Blaise.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brais is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brais: 236
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brais based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Brais is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PR
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R EY1 Z
🌐 IPA
/brais*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PR', 'PRS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brais in Braille

Here's how to represent Brais in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brais in braille

How to sign the name Brais using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brais using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brais in sign language

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