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Raffles
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raffles
English
Etymology
May come from a Scandinavian source like en non - non refr fox hol hole 1https://www.ancestry.co.uk/last-name-meaning/raffles, or comes from Raphael, with a patronymic suffix -s.https://surnamedb.com/Surname/raffles
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹæfəlz/
Proper noun
en.
en colloquial The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
Derived terms
en Raffles Bay rafflesia Rafflesian Raffles Island Raffles's malkoha
mul Rafflesia Rafflesia arnoldii Rafflesiaceae
See also
Stamford Raffles Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.
References
Anagrams
en aefflrs laffers