Rafe

Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. RAYF  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation.

Related Names

VariantsRalf, Ralph
DiminutiveRalphie
Other Languages & CulturesRaül(Catalan) Ralf(Danish) Raul(Estonian) Raoul(French) Ralf, Ralph(German) Radulf(Germanic) Raul, Raoul(Italian) Ralfs(Latvian) Rēdawulfaz(Old Germanic) Ráðúlfr(Old Norse) Raul(Portuguese) Raul(Romanian) Raúl(Spanish) Ralf, Ralph(Swedish)
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Categories

A Song of Ice and Fire characters, animals, canines, currently out of the US top 1000, fauna, The West Wing characters, variants, William Faulkner characters, wisdom, wolf
Entry updated July 2, 2008