Meaning & origin
What it means
Raffles is built from elements meaning “fox” and “hole”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Old Norse refr (“fox”) + hol (“hole”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Raffles, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hrafnkell
“raven” · “kettle, cauldron”
>99% boys
Rán
“robbery”
>99% girls
Ramn
“raven”
>99% boys
Rannveig
“a house woman”
33% boys · 67% girls
Scales
“shed, hut”
—
Ranby
“village, settlement”
—
Rådulf
Rådulf is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish.
>99% boys
Ravnur
“raven”
>99% boys