Ralph?

[WhoStoleTheTarts]

I’m due in a couple of weeks with a baby boy, we’ve got a shortlist but we’ve not settled on a name yet. One name I was considering early on but that fell off the shortlist was Ralph (Rafe?), but I’m now considering it again. Would appreciate any opinions, is this cute and classic or are the pregnancy hormones getting to me?

Love Rafe

Everyone saying they like the name Rafe how do you even pronounce that is it rayfe or Raffey or Ralph or something else

Rayf, to rhyme with safe.

I didn't know there was another way other than Ralf, as a pronunciation. I don't like the name but I did go to a school with a lovely Ralph. Nicest boy in the class, a real sweetie. Very kind. So it has good connotations for me.

If you call him Ralph, people will call him Ralph, not Rafe.

Yes I know what you mean about the aspirational overtone, that’s one of the main things that’s putting me off. That’s interesting about all the mispronunciations, I wouldn’t have thought it was difficult to pronounce at all!

Thanks everyone for the input! I’ve always heard the Rafe pronunciation in the UK, I thought the Ralf pronunciation was more American but tbh I quite like both.

Anyway penises and vomiting aside, I still think it’s a nice name but I don’t know what this baby is going to be called 😂

Yes it is

The phonetic pronunciation is more recent

I’ve got one named Ralph. And his name is absolutely fine. Well, at least it is absolutely fine in Germany and Nordic countries. Disregard the bias.

I would avoid Ralph because of the Simpsons but Rafe/Rafa are great names.

The Simpsons is still on TV and more episodes are being created so it’s not an old reference.

I know a Rafe, that's how they spell it though. I think that's a lovely name. I didn't know that you could pronounce Ralph that way, might cause confusion