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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Prosperous
  • Old English : Wolf; wise counsel
  • Hebrew : Healed by God

Boy name variations

Rafferty

Rafferty

- 39% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rafe

Rafe

+ 32% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rafer

Rafer

0 % this year
Masculine
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Raferty

Raferty

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Raffer

Raffer

0 % this year
Masculine
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Raffi

Raffi

+ 64% this year
Masculine
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Raffy

Raffy

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Ralph

Ralph

- 2% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Ralf

Ralf

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rolf

Rolf

+ 33% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rolph

Rolph

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Raoul

Raoul

+ 13% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Raul

Raul

+ 18% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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Ralston

Ralston

- 13% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Raphael

Raphael

+ 16% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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Rafael

Rafael

+ 1% this year
Masculine
Common
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Rafaelle

Rafaelle

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rafaello

Rafaello

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rafi

Rafi

+ 26% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Raph

Raph

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rafal

Rafal

0 % this year
Masculine
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Family name origins & meanings

  • German : nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle High German rave ‘lath’.
  • German : from a personal name, Raffo, as yet unexplained.
  • English : variant of Ralph.

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