Raffi
Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Raffi
The given name 'Raffi' is a diminutive or variant of the Hebrew name Raphael, meaning "God has healed" (from Hebrew *rafa* "to heal" and *El* "God").
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Etymology
The given name 'Raffi' is a diminutive or variant of the Hebrew name Raphael, meaning "God has healed" (from Hebrew *rafa* "to heal" and *El* "God"). It is commonly used in Armenian and Jewish cultures, notably as the name of the celebrated Armenian-American children's musician Raffi Cavoukian, and in Jewish tradition it is associated with the archangel Raphael.
Raffi currently ranks #5,782 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1988.
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