Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: raph
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.

Example Sentences

"“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."

Etymology

Clipping of Raphael.

Inflected Forms

Raphs (plural)

Questions

What does raph mean?: A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.
Where does raph come from?: Clipping of Raphael.

How to pronounce raph

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