Rafi (name)
Rafi or Raffi (Arabic: رفیع Persian: رافی Urdu: رفیع) is a name of Arabic origin. The word rafi means "noble".[1] Other common variants include "Rafee", "Rafie", "Rafiq", "Rafay" and "Raffy". Amongst Jews, Rafi is a common nickname for people called Rafael.
People named Rafi
Last name
- Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer
- Mohammed Rafi (footballer), Indian football/soccer player
- Sultan Rafi Sharif Bey, a pioneer in the development of Islamic culture in the United States
- Rafi ibn al-Layth, Arab leader of a rebellion in Khurasan in 806-809
- Rafi ibn Harthama, ruler of Khurasan in 882-892
- Mirza Rafi Sauda, an Urdu language poet
- Mohammed Rafi, an Indian playback singer
- Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Grand Mufti of Pakistan
First name
- Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, an Indian politician
- Rafi Amit, a poker player from Israel
- Rafi Eitan, Israeli politician
- Rafi Escudero, a musician, singer, and poet from Puerto Rico
- Rafi Gavron, a British actor
- Rafi Izbicki, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson
- Rafi Khawar, a Pakistani actor
- Rafi Manoukian, a former member of the city council in Glendale, California
- Rafi Pitts, an Iranian film director
- Rafi Ud-Daulat, a Mughal emperor
- Rafi Ul-Darjat, the tenth Mughal emperor
- Rafiuddin Raz, Pakistani poet
- Rafi Yoeli, Israeli inventor
- Rafi Zabor, an American musician-turned novelist
- Sultan Rafi Sharif Bey, a pioneer in the development of Islamic culture in the United States
- Rafi and Mecartin, a director duo in Malayalam films
- Rafi Anchukandan, QC Engineer Welding
People named Raffi
- Raffi, full name Raffi Cavoukian (born 1948), Canadian singer-songwriter known for his children's music
- Raffi Armenian (born 1942), Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher
- Raffi Boghosian (born 1990), Iraqi broadcast journalist and TV host
- Raffi Boghosyan, or Raffi, (born 1993), Bulgarian singer
- Raffi Lavie (1937–2007), Israeli artist
- Raffi Torres (born 1981), Canadian professional ice hockey player
See also
References
- ^ Amanda Elizabeth Barden Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary 1416570314 2009 "Raffi (Arabic) “exalted.” Rafi."
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