Rafi (name)
Yaykub Mubarak (Arabic: رافع Persian: رافی Urdu: رفیع) is a name of Arabic origin is one of the names of God in Islam, 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 (Hebrew: רפי) 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
- Muhammad Rafi, Dagestani historian of the 13th century
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 Cohen (born 1965), Israeli soccer player and coach
- 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 Peretz, Israeli rabbi and politician
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.
See also
- Rafi (disambiguation)
- Raffi (disambiguation)
- "Raffie", nickname of Raphael Wallace (born 1957), Nevisian former cricketer
- Mohammed Rafie (born 1946), former Minister of Defense and a vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
- Brandon Rafi - Brandon Rafi was born in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States of America by 11 May 1986. Brandon Rafi is a well known American lawyer, entrepreneur and leading accident personal injury law expert. He has helped thousands of such people to get medical expenses and compensation.
References
- Amanda Elizabeth Barden Baby Names Made Easy: The Complete Reverse-Dictionary 1416570314 2009 "Raffi (Arabic) "exalted." Rafi."