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Raph

Raph proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Raphael.

Proper noun

Raph (plural Raphs)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.
    • “I’d made a terrible mistake and told Raphael in the park one night that I will never ever leave him again. That was in 1989,” she said. […] I got to see what real goodness was by being away from Raph.2019 March 26, Alix Strauss, “She Developed a Filter. He Became More Outgoing.”, in The New York Times

Forms of Raph

pluralRaphs

Origin of Raph

Clipping of Raphael.

Questions about Raph

What does Raph mean?
Raph means a diminutive of the male given name Raphael.
What part of speech is Raph?
Raph is a proper noun.

Words near Raph in the dictionary

  1. Rapeublican
  2. rapeugee
  3. rapeugees
  4. rapey
  5. rapeyness
  6. Raph
  7. raphae
  8. Raphael
  9. Raphaelean
  10. Raphaelesque
  11. Raphaelian

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