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Short and jaunty but perfectly tailored too, Raffi is a name that crosses cultures and blends styles. An appealing choice with its nickname-feel and established-but-contemporary vibe, Raffi entered the UK Top 1000 for first time in 2022.
 
Raffi is a name with far-reaching and varied origins. It can be a nickname for the international Raphael, giving it the meaning "God has healed"; it can be a short form of the Irish Rafferty, meaning "floodtide"; it's an alternative spelling to the Arabic names Rafi, Rafee and Rafa, which mean "to raise" and "sublime and exalted"; it could also be a diminutive of Serafin, Serafina, Rafiq, and all the variants of Raphael. 
 
For such a short name, Raffi holds a lot of meaning, travels well, and feels both playful and grounded. In 2022, it went from unranked to #746 in the UK, making it one of the fastest rising names that year.
 
Notable namesakes include Armenian singer, Raffi Cavoukian, known for his children's music; Indonesian actor Raffi Ahmad; Canadian ice hockey place, Raffi Torres; Raffi Musiker a (female) Star Trek character; actor Raffi Barsoumian, of The Vampire Diaries; and Raffi Quirke, an English rugby union player.

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