Rafferty? Four weeks to go!

So I posted not long ago, saying that we were choosing between Archie and Lincoln (thank you for your feedback!) and Archie was the hands down favourite and we've kind of gone off Lincoln. But my DH also loves Rafferty and while I haven't warmed to it earlier, I'm actually starting to.

Whenever I run this by friends, everyone says no to Rafferty and yes to Archie, in fact lots of friends really, really hate Rafferty (though I'm trying not to be swayed too much by their opinions!) Weirdly, my DH is from the UK and our UK friends love Rafferty over Archie..bizzare?!

So, what do you think about the boys name Rafferty? Opinions please!

NB If we have a girl we've pretty much picked Arabella Rose, so it's just the boys name we're completely stuck on. We also have a DS called Felix Hugo if this is any help.

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THANK YOU!!!

I really like Rafferty & I'm Australian...I think its going to be more original than Archie if you are looking for something unique. It's a gorgeous name. Good luck deciding, it's so hard isn't it!? :)

I LOVE Archie, rafferty is an alright name but you have to think of nicnames,
Raffy? Not sure I like it!

Archie just seems like a sweeter name and has a better sound...

And my DH just said Archer is better, didn't give me a proper reason, he just said "it's just better" lol...

I love the name Archie, one of my besties named her son Archie. I'm not a fan a Rafferty at all

I love Rafferty. It's pretty unique, I have only ever met one in my life. He was a full on kid, but very intelligent. I like it better than Archie or Lincoln.

I do like the nickname 'Raff/Raph', not sure I like Rafferty though - maybe Raphael?

i absolutely love Rafferty and i think it goes really well with Felix. Hands down prefer it to Archie.

OK were you reading my mind this morning? Cos I asked DH wht he thought of Rafferty as a name today. weird.

I like it!

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!!

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!

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 ;)

I know a Rafferty, he gets Raffy, I really like it!

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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.

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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 :)

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

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

Mmmm, nah sorry! Reminds me of rafferty garden baby food. XD
I'll go against the grain... But I really like Lincoln. It suits a baby and an older man. I can't imagine a 30 year old rafferty.

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.

I'm not a big fan of Archie honestly but I do like Rafferty :) I love the nickname of Raff, so cute :)

Yours girls name is beautiful :) My cousins had Arabella picked out then ended up using Natalie instead...

Rafferty reminds me of the tv show Rafferty's Rules. I like it and he could get Rafe instead of Raffy if you wanted to make it more masculine. I'm not a fan of Archie or Lincoln

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Mmmm, nah sorry! Reminds me of rafferty garden baby food. XD
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Yeah that... I dont like it at all. Archie is alright though.

I personally prefer Archie over Rafferty but that is just because I prefer more common names. I do think Rafferty goes better with Felix though.

Thank you lovely ladies! I'm surprised by how many of you don't actually mind the name. I expected there to be more against it, so fingers crossed this is a good omen!

I know, the baby food thing puts us off too - but then it's just a baby food brand (the name is incidentally after a baby on the packet called rafferty) so it's not the end of the world if that parallel is drawn.

Still stuck on a nickname, I know Raff / Raffy / Rafe are the obvious contenders, but I don't love them. Maybe they'll grow on me.

Any other bits of honest feedback out there, every bit helps! Thanks.

not sure if i like Rafferty but could grow on me (and it does go great with Felix) !

how about Rohan or Ronan ? :think:

... would you believe only moments ago on another thread i suggested what a pretty name Arabella is :D

Raffy is seriously the best nickname ever. don't back down because of something silly like a baby food brand.

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don't back down because of something silly like a baby food brand.

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Agree 100%!

I'm a little bias, I have a nephew named Rafferty & I loves my little Raffy.
I'm not fussed on Archie at all.

Thanks ladies. It's still getting a very underwhelming response from friends & family, so your posts help to make me feel more confident about the name!

this is why you should never tell family and friends until after the baby is born. once he is here and he looks like a little Raffy none of them will have the balls to say anything negative to you.
just go for it, in the end he's your baby and they will all learn to live with whatever you end up calling him...and who knows, some of them may even end up liking it!

Hun we had the same issues with DH fam. We told them early on the names we were considering and got some really rude comments. We now call bub by her name at home & DH accidentally let it slip in front of his mum and she is still trying to change our minds, makes me so cross.
If you love the name & don't use it because of fam comments you may regret it. If you love it go for it. I think Rafferty is an awesome name nn Raffy. Like I said I know a little boy Raffy & he's so cute!

We had friends criticise Leo as a name. We had 4 names in our shortlist. When he was born, that was the one that suited him best. Noone said anything once he was born, though in our case you can imagine the reaction if anyone dared.

I'm a fan of waiting to see what bub looks like. You never know, he may be a George :) i still like Rafferty though.

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We had friends criticise Leo as a name. We had 4 names in our shortlist. When he was born, that was the one that suited him best. Noone said anything once he was born, though in our case you can imagine the reaction if anyone dared.

I'm a fan of waiting to see what bub looks like. You never know, he may be a George :) i still like Rafferty though.

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We don't tell people names for that reason. Once theyre out and named no one is game enough to say anything anyway.

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this is why you should never tell family and friends until after the baby is born. once he is here and he looks like a little Raffy none of them will have the balls to say anything negative to you.
just go for it, in the end he's your baby and they will all learn to live with whatever you end up calling him...and who knows, some of them may even end up liking it!

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So true! No matter what you will always get mixed responses from everyone.
Go with what you & your DH want.

Thank you, you're all very right - it's a mistake to share the name with anyone before the birth! We kept schtum on 'Felix' for this reason! No idea why we're so happy to share this time round?! Lesson learned..

Well husband is completely off Archie alack, so it will probably come down to Lincoln or Rafferty, to decide when we meet the little one (secretly hoping he looks more like a Rafferty!!)

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I'm not keen on any of them!

That said - Rafferty goes best with Felix.

Best of luck!