Ražys

Cf. lit. Rãžas (see). Surnames with a root probably have different origins. Sometimes they can be variants of surnames with rož- (see Rožỹs). In other cases, a connection with lit. rāžas „sausas virbas; nupjautų javų stiebai dirvoje, ražienos“ (LKŽ XI 340), rāžti „darytis kaip ražui, netekti lapų“ ¹ and so on.