Rafe
[reɪf]Meaning
variant of Ralph; also a Hebrew diacritic meaning "weak, limp"
Background Story
Rafe is a variant of Ralph, a form that became common in the 17th century and reflects the usual pronunciation. It is also recorded as a medieval spelling variant of Ralph and as coming from Raphael. The name is used in Azerbaijani, Catalan, Danish, Estonian, French, German, Italian, Latvian, Portuguese and the Germanic and Old Norse languages. In Hebrew, rafe is a diacritic meaning "weak, limp".
Variations
Ralph, Raife
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