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DH says we are not posh enough for Rafael!!

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BotBotticelli · 13/02/2015 09:54

He thinks if we name dc2 Rafael (Raffa or Raffy for short both if which I love too) the child will get bullied at school!

We live on the outskirts of London where DC will likely go to a decent ish state school in a leafy nice area.

Not Eton - but not an inner city school either.

Is Rafael a posh name?? I never thought of it like that...

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Showy · 13/02/2015 10:46

My Raphael is Raffi, Raf, Riffer, Rif-Raf, Rafa. We are not posh at all. DD is a Ninja Turtles fan and named her brother...

waitingowaiting · 13/02/2015 10:42

The boys I know are called raffi, raf, rif and rif-raf. Nothing too dreadful!

Minisoksmakehardwork · 13/02/2015 10:36

I wouldn't worry until you plan on calling his sibs Leo, Donny and Mikey...

But seriously, it's a name and presumably you both like it. Don't worry about whether it seems posh for the area you currently live in or not. You could end up anywhere as your child grows up and imo names are for people, not the area they may live in.

InfinitySeven · 13/02/2015 10:32

It's big in Brazil as well.

There are premier league players called Rafael, I wouldn't be too worried about poshness.

Theselittlelightsofmine · 13/02/2015 10:29

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waitingowaiting · 13/02/2015 10:23

The ones I know are english, plus I just remembered a polish friend of a friend who is a raphael. Nice saints name.

longestlurkerever · 13/02/2015 10:18

Your child won't get bullied at school (I live in North London and honestly anything goes name-wise!) but will probably be asked if they are Italian or Spanish quite often.

If not it may be assumed you are Liverpool fans (my dh was seriously considering Rafa after Rafa Benitez!) - and it's not all that posh to name your children after football heroes.

This is annoying, as I love names from all sorts of cultures but it doesn't seem quite the done thing to choose one unless you have a particular family connection. Sod that though, I am choosing a Welsh name anyway!

ch1134 · 13/02/2015 09:59

Are you Italian enough?
Raffy is a cool nn.

Heels99 · 13/02/2015 09:58

But I thought it was spelled raphael.

Heels99 · 13/02/2015 09:57

It's an Italian name isn't it? Personally I don't like it, it's a bit girly. I don't think its posh though, it's the type of name that you would expect the sister to be called Chardonnay. Sorry!

waitingowaiting · 13/02/2015 09:55

I know a couple. Nice boys, not overly posh.

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