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Rafetou

/rah-feh-TOO/Wolof · a girl’s name

“Beautiful and lovely”

How to say it
rah-feh-TOO
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RafetouRafetuRafette

Nicknames & short forms

Rafa