Behind the Name: Comments for the name Rafael

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. [noted -ed]

-- mafiosa 8/6/2009

Also used in Croatia.

-- goricar 12/5/2009

Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player.

-- Anonymous User 1/26/2010

This is also one of the spellings used in Irish. It's not used as a given name, as far as I know, but when referring to the archangel, the name is spelled either Rafael or Raiféal.

-- embryomystic 6/24/2010

Rafael Van der Vaart is a Dutch football player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.

-- madsta 12/11/2010

Also used in Hungary. [noted -ed]

-- bathos 1/17/2011

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