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Too close to 'raffish' to appeal to me. And, no, if they've ever stayed awake in a phonics class they will pronounce it as one syllable only.

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If you used Raphael, then the Raffee version would seem quite natural, if babyish. If you used Ralph, it wouldn't work.

Not at all. Rafe to me is Rayf. I love that pronunciation.

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If you're looking for Raff-ee, you should go with Raffe, Raffee or Raphy.

That's how I would pronounce it. Not everyone would be able to see that straight off, though. If it's spelled Raffe, then you might have a better chance of people pronouncing it correctly.

Raffi is the name of a children's folk singer, so I would avoid that pronunciation if it were me. I think RAYF is dashing and grown-up, but Raff-ee? Too juvenile.

No, I would pronounce it "rafe", like "rape" with an F. I know that sounds horrible (sorry!), but it's the easiest way to explain how I pronounce it.

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I think most people would pronounce it RAYF, and if they didn't know how it's typically pronounced, RAF. I recommend just spelling it Raffy or Raffie if you're going for Raff-ee.

I say Rayf. I think that as with any name you could get people to say it the way you want, but at least for me, I would be wondering why the boy's parents spelled his name wrong or think that your pronunciation was a nickname.

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No. For the pronunciation you want I'd spell it Rafi.

This message was edited 5/21/2011, 3:06 AM