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What does this boys name bring to mind?

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PSL1990 · 16/07/2019 15:28

Rafferty

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havinganotherbaby · 16/07/2019 17:44

The Rafferty I know is about to turn 3, not met another but have met a 1 year old Rafe.

havinganotherbaby · 16/07/2019 17:43

I think it sounds quite posh. I know a perfectly lovely Rafferty, he's not posh posh, but certainly from a friendly middle class family. It is a bit try hard to be posh, but I like it a lot. It's on a level with Hugo on the posh sounding-ness.

DramaAlpaca · 16/07/2019 17:31

It's not in the least bit posh.

It's just another surname being used as a first name.

Frith2013 · 16/07/2019 17:30

Gerry Rafferty

pancaketits · 16/07/2019 16:16

The white chocolate version of Ferrero Rocher

Luckingfovely · 16/07/2019 16:12

It's very definitely pretentious rather than posh.

MrsTerryPratchett · 16/07/2019 16:11

Trustafarian,

AllOverIt · 16/07/2019 16:09

Twat

BeyondMyWits · 16/07/2019 16:05

My dog's name... Grin He's a mongrel if that helps.

IDontDrinkTea · 16/07/2019 16:04

A raffle at the village fete. But that may just be me that thinks that Grin

DontCallMeShitley · 16/07/2019 16:00

Irish musician.
Irish anything I suppose. Not English, that would be Raffles.

El0die · 16/07/2019 15:55

Raffia.
Sadie Frost/ Jude Law's sin.

CaptainMyCaptain · 16/07/2019 15:47

I quite like it but wouldn't say posh.

LittleDoritt · 16/07/2019 15:46

Jude Law.

ChihuahuaMummy1 · 16/07/2019 15:45

Jude laws kid

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 16/07/2019 15:45

Jerry

LenoVentura · 16/07/2019 15:44

Definitely not posh (whatever that is).

HeadintheiClouds · 16/07/2019 15:43

Not posh, sorry.

DinoEggz · 16/07/2019 15:43

The celeb kid who looks like a potato.

DearLady · 16/07/2019 15:41

Celebrity kid name.

BlueMerchant · 16/07/2019 15:39

Drifter.
Straw hat and jeans playing guitar. Grin

HappyDinosaur · 16/07/2019 15:38

Nowadays it's a name for someone trying to look posh but not quite achieving it. That said, I do actually like the name.

IdaBWells · 16/07/2019 15:37

Don’t think of it as posh at all.

TrueFriendsStabYouInTheFront · 16/07/2019 15:34

I think it would get a few smirks by people who heard it called out, across a park for example. I hear it in a Hyacinth Bouquet voice.

Violetparis · 16/07/2019 15:31

Posh mop haired boy

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