The h at the end makes it look unconvincing; unfortunately
Rafa is totally Nadal at the moment. And the 'raff' sound is a bit dog-sees-postman.
It's less well-known than Rafiah, but I think it doesn't sound as good. But I wouldn't use either on a human of any gender.
London,
Paris,
Brooklyn, Rafah ... not really!
This message was edited 10/21/2013, 1:37 AM