Raff as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Raff

What is the meaning of the name Raff ?

The baby name Raff is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ræf/ ("RAF", rhymes with 'staff').

Raff is Armenian, Irish, Italian, Spanish in Origin.

Raff is a brisk, modern-feeling short form with several roots. Most commonly it abbreviates Raphael/Rafael (Hebrew Refa’el, “God has healed”), but in English it can also contract Ralph/Ralf (from Old Norse/Old English elements meaning “counsel + wolf”). In Ireland and Britain, Raff may be clipped from the surname-first-name Rafferty, linked to Gaelic Ó Raifeartaigh or Ó Rabhartaigh, yielding senses such as “prosperous/abundant” or “spring tide, flood.” The meaning you claim for Raff depends on which source name you intend.

Used for generations as a familiar, Raff has recently appeared in birth records as an independent given name, especially in the UK, while retaining its long pedigree through the Archangel Raphael and medieval English Ralphs. International variants and related forms include Raphael, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello; Ralph, Ralf, Rafe; Raf, Rafa; and diminutives Raffy/Raffi. Feminine counterparts: Raphaela/Rafaela/Raffaella.