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Is Rafferty incredibly posh?

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stuckinthehouse · 02/05/2017 13:13

I just came across this in the ONS data and was surprised how far down the list it was. Is it very very very posh? I quite like it...

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stuckinthehouse · 02/05/2017 13:16

Same for Montgomery.

I think I like poncy names.

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toffeeboffin · 02/05/2017 13:17

Fairly posh really.

FrancisCrawford · 02/05/2017 13:18

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KingJoffreysRestingCuntface · 02/05/2017 13:19

Rafferty sound like a raffle done for charity.

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stuckinthehouse · 02/05/2017 13:19

And Woodrow. Are they terrible?

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pepperpot99 · 02/05/2017 13:19

Rafferty is ultra posh. Trust me. Wink

Scribblegirl · 02/05/2017 13:19

I wouldn't have initially thought so but I have a friend who is quite posh and he and his wife have just named their son Rafferty so maybe I'm wrong!

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stuckinthehouse · 02/05/2017 13:19

King Grin

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willconcern · 02/05/2017 13:20

Posh or not, they're all horrible!

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2014newme · 02/05/2017 13:22

Rafferty is jude laws child. So not posh. Just attention seeking

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stuckinthehouse · 02/05/2017 13:30

Harsh 2014!!!! Not trying to seek any attention with my child's name, honestly! Confused

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2014newme · 02/05/2017 13:32

Not saying you op, jude law and his ilk.

TheElephantofSurprise · 02/05/2017 13:37

Rafferty is a surname.
It appears in a song by Val Doonican, c1967 - 'Delaney's Donkey'. I believe Rafferty was the judge of the donkey race.

sleepyhead · 02/05/2017 13:37

I think Rafferty became popular as it wasn't posh. Same sort of boho set who went for names like Vince and Alfie because they thought they sounded all salt-of-the-earth and "real" (all nice names, not bashing them).

So it's "posh" by association with that group trying not to be posh.

Moresaltedcaramel · 02/05/2017 13:39

Definitely not posh

TinklyLittleLaugh · 02/05/2017 13:39

Rafferty is a bit try hard wannabee. Posh people call their kids things like James or William.

BillyButtfuck · 02/05/2017 13:50

I know a 1 year old named Rafferty Bear, I love it Grin

Madbengalmum · 02/05/2017 13:51

Not posh. Trying too hard.

2014newme · 02/05/2017 13:58

Yes trying too hard puts it better than I did
When I said attention seeking.
Rafferty bear is a lovely name for a toy or a pet but not a child

DoctorDonnaNoble · 02/05/2017 14:26

Definitely not posh.

Floggingmolly · 02/05/2017 14:28

Posh? Grin You must be joking. It really isn't.

VerySadInside · 02/05/2017 14:28

ONS?

One Night Stand???

Floggingmolly · 02/05/2017 14:29

Rafferty Bear... Why do people call their kids Bear? Where they deprived of soft toys as children, or what?

OwlDoll · 02/05/2017 14:47

Although Rafferty is more commonly known as a surname now, like most Irish surnames it comes from a first name to which Mac or Ó was added meaning son of or descendant of.
Recorded in several forms including O'Rafferty, Rafferty, McGroarty, and McGrorty, this notable Irish surname much associated with the west of Ireland, derives from the pre 10th century Old Gaelic "O'Raithbheartaigh". This translates as "prosperity wielder" from the elements "rath", meaning prosperity, and "beartaigh", to brandish or wield. Traditionally, Irish family names are taken from the heads of tribes, or revered elders, and are usually prefixed by "Mac", denoting "son of", or "O", meaning male descendant of

Read more: www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Rafferty#ixzz4fvegUO58