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رَافِع
Rafi
RAA-fee
“Exalter; one who lifts up.”
About Rafi
Rafi is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "exalter; one who lifts up" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ف-ع. Ar-Rafi is one of the names of Allah.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Rafi is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rafi
- What does the name Rafi mean?
- Rafi (رَافِع) means "Exalter; one who lifts up". From the Arabic root ر-ف-ع. Ar-Rafi is one of the names of Allah.
- Is Rafi a name from the Qur'an?
- Rafi does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Rafi a boy or a girl name?
- Rafi is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Rafi come from?
- Rafi is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-F-ʿ.
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