Raphael

Raphael \rap-hae(l), ra-pha-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Raphael is sometimes used as a girl name meaning and origin. Its pronunciation is RAEFiyehL or REYFiyahL in English, RaeFaeEHL in French ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Raphael: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Raphael?

Raphael is used predominantly in the English, French, German, and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning God has healed. Biblical name derived from the elements 'rapha' meaning to heal ; 'el' meaning God, powerful. Rephael (Hebrew) is an older form of Raphael. The name was borne by one of the seven archangels who appeared in the apocryphal tale of Tobias but was not named in the Bible. The short form Rapha was borne by several minor Old Testament characters in the Bible. It was consequently a favorite among early Christians, s medieval use was mainly Jewish, before its widespread adoption among English speakers by the 16th century. The name was borne by the famous Italian Renaissance painter and architect Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520). In Europe, the name has been more popular in the southern countries than in England. It later saw a modest revival at the end of the 19th century. The name Raphaela meaning (English and German) is the female form of Raphael. Raphael is a widely used name; it has 36 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English include baby name Falito, Raf name, Rafe name variations, short names for Rafello, Raffello meaning, Raffi name variations, Raph name, Rapha definition, Raphaello meaning of name, name Raphale, Rapheal name variations, Raphello definition, Raphie meaning of name, name Raphiel origin, and name Ravel. The pet form Rafi pronounciation is another English variant. Foreign variants of Raphael include nicknames for Felio (Spanish), Rafael meaning (German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), what does the name Rafaele mean (Italian), Rafaelle pronounciation (French and Italian), Rafaello name (Italian), Rafaelo pronounciation (Spanish), name Rafal (Polish), Rafeal name variations (Spanish), meaning of Rafel (Catalan and Spanish), Raffael meaning and origin (German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Raffaele name popularity (Italian), Raffaello pronounciation (Italian), Raffaelo pronounciation (Italian), name Rafito meaning (Spanish), baby name Raphaël (French), Raphel meaning and origin (Spanish), Refael meaning of name (Hebrew), short names for Refi (Hebrew), and Rephael definition (Hebrew). Another foreign variant is the pet form Rafa meaning and origin (Spanish). Raphael is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1900s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest height of its usage in 1990, 0.021% of baby boys were given the name Raphael. Its ranking then was #465. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.018% and its ranking #655. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Raphael, Rafael name popularity was the most commonly used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Raphael's by 4 times. Raphael has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys.

A famous person named Raphael is Artist Raphael, born 6 April 1483 - 6 April 1520, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino.

List of baby names that sound like Raphael:

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The baby name Raphael fun facts:

The name Raphael in reverse order is "Leahpar".

The numerological value of the name Raphael is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Raphael?

Raphael is in the top names in USA.