Rafe (given name)
Rafe is an English, Scandinavian and German given name for a male, used in many countries across the world but most popular in English-speaking countries. It is of Old Norse origin (meaning "counsel of the wolf" or "wise wolf"), derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf.
It can be of Irish origin (meaning "strong").
Notable people
- Raoul II of Tosny (died 1102), also known as Rafe de Tosny, Norman nobleman, fought for William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings
- Rafe Champion (born 1945), Australian writer
- Rafe Custance (born 1994), New Zealand actor
- Rafe de Crespigny (born 1936), Australian sinologist, professor and writer
- Rafe Esquith, American award-winning elementary school teacher
- Rafe Furst, American entrepreneur and poker player, founder of Full Tilt Poker
- Rafe Gomez, American music producer
- Rafe Judkins (born 1983), American contestant on Survivor and television writer
- Rafe Mair (born 1931), Canadian lawyer, political commentator and former radio personality and politician
- Rafe Needleman, American editor and author
- Rafe Spall (born 1983), English actor
- Rafe Stefanini, Italian musician, singer, teacher and violin maker
- Rafe VanHoy, American songwriter - see Category:Songs written by Rafe VanHoy
- Rafe Wolfe (born 1985), Jamaican footballer
Fictional characters
- Rafe, in Christopher Marlowe's play Doctor Faustus
- Rafe, in Francis Beaumont's 1607 play The Knight of the Burning Pestle
- Rafe Adler, the main antagonist of the 2016 video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Rafe Durville, on New Zealand daytime drama Shortland Street
- Rafe Garretson, on the soap opera One Life to Live
- Rafe Gruber, on NBC primetime series Chuck
- Rafe Guttman, the lead in the film Bordello of Blood
- Rafe Hernandez, on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Rafe Hollister, moonshiner and singer on The Andy Griffith Show
- Rafe Kovich, on the soap opera Port Charles
- Rafe McCawley, the lead in the film Pearl Harbor, played by Ben Affleck
- Rafe McCawley, a lead in the SyFy series Defiance, played by Graham Greene
- Rafe Rivera, on the soap opera Guiding Light
Nickname
- Rafé Totengco, nickname for Ramon Felix Totengco, Filipino fashion designer
See also
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