Raftery

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Raftery

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”).

proper noun Rafterys

A surname from Irish.

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"Raftery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/raftery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Raftery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/raftery

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"Raftery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/raftery.

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@misc{raftery_2026,
  title = {Raftery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raftery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}