Raftery

R1A1F4T1E1R1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Reachtabhra →
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Meanings

proper nounRaftery (plural Rafterys)

plural Rafterys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Reachtabhra“son of Reachtabhra”
  2. EnglishRaftery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”).

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Anagrams

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APA

Raftery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raftery

MLA

“Raftery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raftery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Raftery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raftery.

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