"Raf" meaning in English

See Raf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rafs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Rafael. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Rafael}} Clipping of Rafael Head templates: {{en-prop|Rafs}} Raf (plural Rafs)
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Rafael. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Raf-en-name-UzPLupL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries
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          "ref": "1993 January 24, Mike Freeman, “Nets' Coleman: No Ordinary 'Joe'”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "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.",
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