Rafi
RAH-fee
Girl · Arabic
Meaning: Exalted, high, noble
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Raya
Girl · Arabic · Short name
- Meaning
- Friend, crystal clear
- Pronunciation
- RAH-yah
- Origin
- Arabic
- Popularity
- Common in United Kingdom (2025)
Meaning varies between reference sources.
From Arabic meaning friend or crystal water; also Hebrew/Bulgarian form.
Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025
ModernInternationalSoft and gentle
Languages in use: Arabic, Hebrew
Commonly used in: United Kingdom, Middle East, Israel
Alternate spellings
RaiaBulgarian
Bulgarian variant.
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Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-15.
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