Rafi (name)

Rafeaq or Raffi (Arabic: رفیع‎ Persian: رافی‎ Urdu: رفیع‎) is a name of Arabic origin is one of the names of God in Islam and Gods of Networking, stemming from the Arabic verb rafaʿ (رَفَع), meaning "to lift, to raise (something high)". maybe also rafi means "noble".[1] There are two common known variants of the name: Rafi/ Raafi (Arabic: rāfiʿ رافع - meaning "Hoister/ Exalter/ Raiser [of Ranks]") and Rafi/ Rafee (Arabic: rafīʿ رفيع - meaning "Possessor of Highest Ranks" or "Exalted/ Grand/ High") which is commonly confused. Other common variants include "Rafee", "Rafie", "Rafiq" [corrupt form], "Rafay" and "Raffy".

Raffi (Armenian: Րաֆֆի Western Armenian: Ռաֆֆի) is also an Armenian given name.

Rafi is also a common nickname amongst Jews for people named Rafael.

People named Rafi

Last name

Mirza Rafi Sauda, Urdu language poet
Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer
Mohammed Rafi (footballer), Indian footballer
Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Pakistani Deobandi scholar

Rafi

Rafi ibn al-Layth, Khurasani Arab leader of a rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate in 806–809
Rafi ibn Harthama (died 896), ruler of Khurasan (882–892)
Rafi Ul-Darjat (1699–1719), tenth Mughal emperor (for three months)
Rafi Ud-Daulat, birth name of Shah Jahan II (1696–1719), briefly Mughal emperor in 1719, elder brother of Rafi Ul-Darjat
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Indian politician
Rafi Amit, Israeli poker player
Rafi Eitan, Israeli politician
Rafi Escudero, musician, singer and poet from Puerto Rico
Rafi Gavron, British actor
Rafi Greenberg, senior lecturer in archaeology at Tel Aviv University
Rafi Khawar, Pakistani actor
Rafi Manoukian, former member of the city council in Glendale, California
Rafi Menco (born 1994), Israeli basketball player
Rafi Pitts, Iranian film director
Rafi Yoeli, Israeli inventor
Rafi Zabor, American musician and novelist
Sultan Rafi Sharif Bey, pioneer in development of Islamic culture in the United States, born Yale Jean Singer
Rafi and Mecartin, director duo in Malayalam films
Rafi Ellias Nassif, 2/1/2021

Raffi

Raffi Ahmad, (born 1987), Indonesian celebrity artist
Raffi Lavie (1937–2007), Israeli artist
Raffi Torres (born 1981), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Raffi (Armenian)

Raffi, full name Raffi Cavoukian (born 1948), Canadian singer-songwriter known for his children's music
Raffi (novelist) (1835-1888), pen name of the Armenian author of Hakop Melik Hakopian
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

In fiction

Rafi, in the British web series Corner Shop Show.

References

Amanda Elizabeth Barden Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary 1416570314 2009 "Raffi (Arabic) "exalted." Rafi."

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[1] Amanda Elizabeth Barden Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary 1416570314 2009 "Raffi (Arabic) "exalted." Rafi."