Raf

proper nounattested in dialogue

A diminutive of the male given name Rafael.

proper noun

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A diminutive of the male given name Rafael.
The Nets players sometimes jokingly call Derrick Coleman, of all things, Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson? Coleman says it comes courtesy of forward Rafael Addison. […] "It's just something Raf started," Coleman said of the nickname.

Etymology

Clipping of Rafael.

Forms

plural: Rafs

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Raf · A diminutive of the male given name Rafael.

RAF · The German Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction).Rafael · A male given name, variant of Raphael.Rafe · A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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