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Rafe or Joel?

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Bezzabelle · 10/02/2014 20:06

Can't decide for ds2. All other names I like have been vetoed by dh!

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tammytoby · 10/02/2014 20:08

Rafe is lovely! As is Rafferty.

Not so keen on Joel - do you pronounce it Joe-el or Joal?

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Bezzabelle · 10/02/2014 20:10

Joal I guess!!

I like Rafferty but got a long surname so is a bit of a mouthful! Hence the short names!

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BabyMummy29 · 10/02/2014 20:12

Prefer Joel. Really don't like Rafe - always seems a bit pretentious to me, especially when it's spelled Ralph

Coconutty · 10/02/2014 20:15

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Pregnantberry · 10/02/2014 20:16

Joel, Rafe sounds pretentious to me.

sonlypuppyfat · 10/02/2014 20:19

Joel every single time.

MyNameIsSuz · 10/02/2014 20:19

I like Joel a lot! It's more timeless so will age better I think. Really not keen on Rafe.

bootsycollins · 10/02/2014 20:21

Joel for me please, lovely name.

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Bezzabelle · 10/02/2014 20:43

How about just Raffy? Or do you think it sounds like it should be short for something? Or a dog?! This is so hard! Girl's names are much easier.

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CPtart · 10/02/2014 21:08

Joel.

invicta · 10/02/2014 21:11

Joel

Showy · 10/02/2014 21:15

I have a Raphael who is Raffy, Rafe, Rafa or Roo depending on who is addressing him. I love his name.

Alisvolatpropiis · 10/02/2014 22:00

Rafe, by all the country miles.

Joel isn't the nicest of the biblical names.

Ralph prn Rafe is an upper class name trick and quite frankly ridiculous.

HyvaPaiva · 10/02/2014 22:03

Rafe

BoyMeetsWorld · 10/02/2014 22:38

Rafe

aGirlDownUnder1 · 11/02/2014 08:29

Joel

MummyPig24 · 11/02/2014 09:34

Love Joel. That was at the top of my list, dh not so keen so we have gone with something else but I still adore it.

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Bezzabelle · 11/02/2014 10:52

Ds is called Finn if that helps??

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squoosh · 11/02/2014 11:57

Rafe although I'd go for Rafael/Raphael

Joel is a mechanic from New Jersey who has a mullet.

Bowlersarm · 11/02/2014 11:57

Joel.

Very cool.

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Bezzabelle · 11/02/2014 12:05

Hmmmh am not a mullet fan!

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Alisvolatpropiis · 11/02/2014 12:45

Finn and Rafe sounds fantastic

Writerwannabe83 · 11/02/2014 13:56

I love Rafe - but I'm pretty sure that's because it reminds me of Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbour Grin Yummy!!!

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Bezzabelle · 11/02/2014 18:40

This just shows how everyone has such different opinions which I suppose is good else everyone would have the same name!

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