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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Irish: Prosperous
  2. Hebrew: Healed by God

First name variations: Rafe, Rafer, Raferty, Raff, Raffer, Raffi, Raffy, Rafael, Rafaelle, Rafaello, Rafe, Rafer, Rafi, Raff, Raph, Rafal, Raphael

Last name origin & meaning:

Irish (especially Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rabhartaigh or Ó Robhartaigh (often found as Ó Raithbheartaigh) ‘descendant of Rabhartach or Robhartach’, a personal name meaning ‘flood tide’, hence ‘abundance’, ‘prosperity’.

Famous people who gave their babies this name: Jude Law