Meanings
proper nounRaph (plural Raphs)
plural Raphs
- 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
Origin
Clipping of Raphael.
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Raph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raph
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“Raph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Raph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raph.
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