Boy · Hebrew
Raffaello
Say it: raf-fah-EL-loh
Meaning
From Hebrew Rafa'el 'God has healed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Raffaele
| English | Raphael |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Rafael |
| French | Raphaël |
Famous bearers
- Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael), painter
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
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