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Raf
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raf RAF râf räf raf-
English
Etymology
en Rafael.
Proper noun
s
en male Rafael.
en 1993-01-24 Mike Freeman Nets' Coleman: No Ordinary 'Joe' w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/24/sports/pro-basketball-nets-coleman-no-ordinary-joe.html The Nets players sometimes jokingly call Derrick Coleman, of all things, Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson? Coleman says it comes courtesy of forward Rafael Addison. "It's just something Raf started," Coleman said of the nickname. https://web.archive.org/web/20251026205120/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/24/sports/pro-basketball-nets-coleman-no-ordinary-joe.html 26 October 2025
Luxembourgish
lb:
Etymology
From lb gmh roufe. Cognate with de Raufe.
Pronunciation
lb /ʀaːf/
lb aːf 1
Noun
m f
hay rack, fodder rack