Rafferty? Four weeks to go!

[sally6]

Thank you for your feedback - please, please, please keep it coming!

It's funny as I must confess I went onto a UK website a little while ago to get feedback on Rafferty, and they really love the name. Yet here, Archie is such a favourite over Rafferty. I can't figure out why there seems to be such a difference in opinion between the UK and Oz? Mmmm, maybe Jude Law helped to pave the way in the UK, by naming his son Rafferty (..or maybe not?!)

It's encouraging that some of you do like Rafferty, thank you! But I also get what 'MrsBexie' means about Archie sounding like a sweet name, whereas Rafferty is quite a harsh sounding name with all those f's and the t! The thing that's turning us off Archie is that it is getting quite common (that said, I don't know any other Archie?). Given our firstborn is Felix, we do warm to slightly unusual names, so Archie feels a little more 'pedestrian' next to Felix, whereas Rafferty seems to carry the same slightly quirky style that we first loved in the name Felix.

...That may well make no sense, it's hard to articulate the thought process behind names isn't it?!

Tashybabe - that is weird that you're thinking about Rafferty, and even weirder, your signature quote from John Lennon is what I say about...oooh once a day! I love that quote! Why don't we both name our kids Rafferty and start a trend here in Oz!!

Seriously though, please please keep your feedback coming, this is so helpful!! Think I'm more confused than ever, but your honest comments help so much! DH is gunning for Rafferty here on this forum, which is not helping my confusion!!

[sally6]

tashybabe - I just went onto your blog. Wow. Have you got a personal email or something? I went through a loss two years ago and while it was my father, which is less complex than your loss, I wrote some stuff that may or may not be helpful to you right now. You write beautifully about the unimaginable.

Not sure how the PM thing works as I'm new to this. Sorry everyone to hijack my own post with this!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I like Rafferty - some people here might not like it due to Dave Hughes naming his son rafferty but i think it's gorgeous and i think raffy if a cute nickname.

I guy i was seeing years ago was nicknamed Archie... it's a cute name but i prefer Rafferty

[LionsandBears]

I like Rafferty - some people here might not like it due to Dave Hughes naming his son rafferty but i think it's gorgeous and i think raffy if a cute nickname.

That must be how it got into my subconscious - I read an article about him earlier in the week.

Sally6 - thanks for your lovely comments. You can't PM until you have 50 posts. It doesn't take long around here

[raffy]

hahah i love it, but im being bias as its my last name (hence the username 'raffy')

[Ahurani]

Mmm I prefer Archie. Rafferty sounds like a dogs name. Sorry!

[meow]

I'm not sure about it, as in whether I'd use it for me personally. But if I met you with your little boys, Felix and Rafferty, I think they were cool names. I much prefer the NN Raffy to the full name though. I've never actually heard of the name before... apart from the baby food "Rafferty's Garden" and I guess it hadn't occured to me it was a name.

Archie and Lincoln I'm not keen on as they're too popular. Archie is a top 50 name and Lincoln is in the top 100.