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One more for the final mix...thoughts please?

23 replies

Starfish83 · 14/01/2020 13:44

Rafferty.

This would be instead of Rafael which has been one of our top two.

(@PlantPotting, this is all down to you! 😂)

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Starfish83 · 14/01/2020 13:45

@PlantPotting (even!) 😀

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WineAt4pm · 14/01/2020 13:46

I really like it. It was in our top 3 for if DC2 had been a boy!

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PlantPotting · 14/01/2020 14:29

Whoops I’m so sorry. 🤣🙈
Horrible name. Just joking. I LOVE it (but I think you knew that!)

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MopsRUs · 14/01/2020 15:33

I prefer Rafael. Rafferty is too frilly.

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PlantPotting · 14/01/2020 16:03

Both have 3 syllables 🤷‍♀️☺️

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PlantPotting · 14/01/2020 16:14

@Starfish83

The name seemed to get a pretty positive response on a relatively recent Mumsnet thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3497005-Rafferty

I don’t want to keep on at you though 🤣 ❤️ I’ll stop commenting now

Let us know what you decide xx

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frankincenseandmur · 14/01/2020 16:18

I prefer Rafael too.

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BoomZahramay · 14/01/2020 16:21

I prefer Raphaël. Rafferty seems faddy.

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BoomZahramay · 14/01/2020 16:21

*Rafaël

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17caterpillars1mouse · 14/01/2020 16:27

I love Rafferty, I like Rafael too but it just didn't feel very us at the end of the day

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MikeUniformMike · 14/01/2020 16:45

I don't like Raphael or Rafferty. I suspect they are naughty boy names.

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Iamagree · 14/01/2020 19:13

Love Raphael, Rafferty makes me think of an 80's "nite"club

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sel2223 · 14/01/2020 19:34

I like both!

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Tillygetsit · 14/01/2020 22:35

Naughty boys names? 😂 I thought Rafael was angelic! Naughtiest boy I knew was called Giles.

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YikesFeelSoStressed · 14/01/2020 22:40

Meh

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Astronica · 14/01/2020 22:41

I like both Raphael and Rafferty. If unsure I would edge towards Raphael as the more traditional one.

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DramaAlpaca · 14/01/2020 22:46

I dislike the trend for Irish surnames being used as first names so it's a no from me. I said as much on the previous thread that's been linked, but in that case it went so well with the sibling names that it just worked.

Rafael is much nicer anyway. Rafferty sounds a bit, well, scruffy, for some reason Confused

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Liverbird77 · 15/01/2020 18:14

I like but could never use it...it was the surnay of the boyfriend I had before dh!!!!

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Liverbird77 · 15/01/2020 18:14

*surname

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Dyra · 15/01/2020 19:33

Can I vote for neither? Rufus is still the best!

If forced to choose, keep Rafael. Rafferty is.... Well, frankly I detest it.

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Spied · 15/01/2020 19:37

Rafferty is better than Rafael imo.
Not keen on it though.

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BrutusMcDogface · 15/01/2020 19:39

I love rufus! Dp said no to that one.

I also like rafferty. Think I prefer it to Raphael.

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AlpacaGoodnight · 17/01/2020 20:13

Like both but agree with pp Rafferty is probably going to be 'faddy'

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