Raffles

See also: raffles

English

Etymology

May comes from a Scandinavian source like Old Norse refr (“fox”) +‎ hol (“hole”)[1], or comes from Raphael, with a patronymic suffix -s.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹæfəlz/

Proper noun

Raffles

  1. A surname.
  2. (colloquial) The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/last-name-meaning/raffles
  2. ^ https://surnamedb.com/Surname/raffles

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