Comments for RAFAEL:

It's also commonly translated as "God heals".

-- Raphaelus  5/24/2006

Well, I'm a Rafael. It's kind of common here in Latin America. I wish I had a slightly more original name. But it is manly, there are no similar words in Spanish like to make fun of it, perfect length, and I don't know ... it has like an Arabian spark to it. :) I say I'm ok with it.

-- Raphaelus  5/24/2006

Why hasn't anyone mentioned Rafael Nadal (French tennis Open winner)? According to me, he is the most well-known bearer.

-- bean  6/15/2006

Quite a mouthful.

-- Anonymous User  10/31/2006

A famous bearer is Rafael Sabatini (1875 - 1950) a British/Italian writer of romance and adventure. His most famous book is 'Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution'.

-- cmalory  12/25/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Rafael here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_  1/17/2008

Pronounced RAH-fah-el in German.

-- mafiosa  8/6/2009

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