Opinions on Rafferty?

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What are your thoughts on Rafferty?

I like the nickname options that come with it, and think it ages better than them eg Raffy, Raff etc.

I have never heard this name. Not keen. Sounds like a posh Tory type.

Personally I don't like it, it seems both posh and wet to me. And sounds like a watercolour storybook about a teddy bear in a cardigan.
Also reminds me of raffia table mats

Its ridiculous… and a very common surname

I'm not sure about that - I've worked in local comps and names are pretty diverse. I think kids are generally accepting of different names because there's more choices on the table now than were mainstream in the 80s for instance. I think celeb culture of unusual baby names have opened things up.

@FriedGold The Jasons and Nigels I know who are about 15 years older than me were educated privately. The ones 5 years younger than me lived in the rough end of the council estate

Lovely name, I know one who is Raffy/Raff and it really suits him. It’ll divide opinion on here though 😂.

I agree with this. My DS is 12 and been at school with names ranging from Frank and Stanley to Woody and mystique. He has never ever mentioned a child being taken the piss out of due to a name. Things are different now and a huge range of names and quirky names are accepted much more than 30/40 years ago.

"Watercolour story book about a teddy bear in a cardigan" 😂😂 so specific lol

Rafferty is scruffy but cute.
I prefer Rafael and Rufus.

Horrible.

Gerry Rafferty - look him up amazing singer songwriter some of the best songs of the 1970s. Personally I prefer the name Gerry I heard it was making a comeback.
Rafferty sounds like you're searching for Irish roots and I've heard a few dogs called Rafferty.
And there was a song by old Irish singer Val doonican called O'Rafferty's motorcar!

I think Jude Law and Sadie Frost brought into the celebsphere and then the plebsphere as a first name. Only heard of it as surname prior to their son being born.

You need to follow this up before somebody else does you could be the next JK!

Love it - it was on my list but we had a girl!

Ghastly.

Oh it definitely has 😂 but to be honest I think if any name is mentioned on MN that’s not traditional like Oliver, Thomas, Michael etc it tends to get slated!

I like it.

In my school there is more than one Rafferty (won’t say how many) but every Rafferty is a total nightmare.

Mummy's little prince.

It's a widespread Irish surname. To me, calling your child Rafferty is like calling it Sullivan, Smith or Singh.

Rafferty has also the (deeply annoying) association with Val Doonican's 'Rafferty's Motor Car'.

What did you call your girl if you don't mind saying? (I love Rafferty!)

Marlowe!

I like it.

sounds like a watercolour storybook about a teddy bear in a cardigan

Haha I love this