Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Rafael

RAFAEL

GENDER: Masculine

OTHER SCRIPTS: Рафаел (Macedonian)

PRONOUNCED: rah-fah-EL (Spanish), RAH-fah-el (German) [key]

Meaning & History

Form of RAPHAEL

Related Names

VARIANTS: Raffael, Raphael (German)

DIMINUTIVES: Rafa (Spanish), Rafinha (Portuguese)

FEMININE FORMS: Rafaela (Spanish), Rafaela (Portuguese), Raphaela, Raffaela (German), Rafaela (Macedonian)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Raphael (Biblical), Raphael (Biblical Greek), Rafa'el (Biblical Hebrew), Raphael (Biblical Latin), Rafaël, Raf (Dutch), Raphael (English), Raphaël, Raphael (French), Raffaele, Raffaello (Italian), Rafał (Polish)

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