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Rafferty/Rafe/Raffey

37 replies

Overthinkingalways · 05/02/2021 13:05

Which do you prefer and what 'feel' do you get?:
Rafferty
Rafe
Raffey/Raffy

I love Raffey but feel like we should give a 'proper' name on birth certificate. I don't want Ralph in case it's pronounced Ralf.

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LittleRa · 05/02/2021 16:38

Chris Ramsey (comedian) and wife Rosie have just had a baby called Rafe. Their older boy is Robin.

Saltnpepperr · 05/02/2021 16:36

Love Rafferty with nickname Raffie

Divebar2021 · 05/02/2021 16:12

Love Rafe ( refined) and Rafferty ( charming rogue) but don’t like Raffy... too cutsie.

FluffyEggsontoast · 05/02/2021 16:09

If you like fairly unusual names @Overthinkingalways (I see your first son is approximately number 250)
As someone has already said- there's quite a lot of popular boy R names and they do all merge into one so I'm not sure if Rafferty is as unusual as you're expecting. Although it's low down in the charts, lots of names like Ralph are approaching top 100 and are getting shortened to Raffy. I know a few Rafferty, Ralph, Rafe, Raphael ... all of which get shortened to Raffy.

Yes Arthur probably too popular for you too, I'd avoid all the top 100 names

Austin?
Nathaniel?
Laurence?
Tristan?
Winston
Walter
Spencer
Peter
Matthew ?

Opia90 · 05/02/2021 14:10

My nephew is Rafferty, we nn him Raffey and Raff.

Magicbabywaves · 05/02/2021 14:03

Rafferty, Raffie for short.

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Overthinkingalways · 05/02/2021 14:02

The other contender is Arthur. But the popularity puts me off. Especially as DC1 has a fairly unusual name 250ish in charts.

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TheVanguardSix · 05/02/2021 13:58

Rafferty

MercyBodle · 05/02/2021 13:52

I love Rafe and like Rafferty. I like Raffy as a nickname for either.

KirstenBlest · 05/02/2021 13:29

I'm not keen on any and R names are very popular at the moment.

Rafferty is a nice surname.
Rafe - not bad
Raff(e)y only as a nn.

Raphel too similar to Raffle.

Raphael is popular around here (grim area)

Of them, Rafe.

Sorry to not be more positive. Raf just makes me think of the military.

TerrifiedandWorried · 05/02/2021 13:08

I like Rafferty with NN Raffy.

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Overthinkingalways · 05/02/2021 13:07

Also like Raphel pronounced RAF-EL like Raphael Rowe but not keen on the RAFF-EYE-EL pronunciation

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