English edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of Raphael.

Proper noun edit

Raph (plural Raphs)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.
    • 2019 March 26, Alix Strauss, “She Developed a Filter. He Became More Outgoing.”, in The New York Times[1]:
      “I’d made a terrible mistake and told Raphael in the park one night that I will never ever leave him again. That was in 1989,” she said. [] I got to see what real goodness was by being away from Raph.