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Rafferty
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An Irish surname.
"The Rafferty family emigrated from County Galway in the 1920s."
How to Use Rafferty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Irish family name, often seen today as a first name too.
Word Forms
Raffertys plural
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The _____ family emigrated from County Galway in the 1920s.
Etymology
An anglicised form of the Irish Ó Rabhartaigh, meaning "descendant of Rabhartach," a name built on rabharta, "flood" or "spring tide."