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Quick poll: Gabriel or Raphael

68 replies

AnonymousP · 26/06/2019 07:31

Please comment which you prefer and, if you can, why. Nicknames not an issue.

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legolife · 26/06/2019 12:11

Rafael

anon812 · 26/06/2019 12:11

@Awwlookatmybabyspider he could have changed his name.

Yes come to think of it Raphael is a turtle. Nice name though. Prefer Gabriel.

WhatTheWatersShowedMe · 26/06/2019 12:08

Gabriel. Rafael makes me think of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/06/2019 12:08

'My Gabriel has been Gabriel his whole 19 years"

Who else would he beConfused

diddlediddle · 26/06/2019 12:05

Raphael but only if you look a bit European. I don't think it would suit a blonde/blue eyed child. If so, Gabriel better. Both nice.

Whathappenedtooursummer · 26/06/2019 11:22

My Gabriel has been Gabriel his whole 19 years.

Raphael is a turtle...

anon812 · 26/06/2019 11:21

Gabriel

PinguDance · 26/06/2019 11:13

I like both but prefer Raphael. Ralph also great. However any of these boys need to be fit to carry their name off and have a cool hobby by the time their teenagers.

Stephanie01 · 26/06/2019 11:08

Raphael - love the Nick Name Raff and it's just a cool name

Lucyslampost · 26/06/2019 09:54

Gabriel (I have one)

But I do love Raphael too, and would have loved it for DC2 except that a) H didn't like it and b) she was a girl.

Moondancer73 · 26/06/2019 09:51

Gabriel. Raphael is too close to Ralph which is just a bit drippy

SolitudeAtAltitude · 26/06/2019 09:46

I like both

AverageMummy · 26/06/2019 09:45

Gabriel I think

Sophronia · 26/06/2019 09:43

Raphael

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 26/06/2019 08:54

Gabriel.

carmenbea · 26/06/2019 08:34

Gabriel

averythinline · 26/06/2019 08:16

Gabriel - because Gabe sounds much better than rafe /raffa to my ears
unfortunetly Raphael spoilt by couple of horrors in my DC school...

AuntieStella · 26/06/2019 07:54

Raphael

(because Gabriel always sounds a bit wet to me, sorry)