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Raphael
Say it: RAF-ee-ul
Meaning
Hebrew Refa'el, 'God has healed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Italy and Spain since the Renaissance and very popular in France and Brazil in the 21st century.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 21,117 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,100 boys
- 552 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
HebrewEarly ChristianEnglishAmericanFrenchSpanishItalianPortugueseGermanPolishBrazilianMexican
The family of the name
Other spellings: Rafael
| French | Raphaël |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Rafael |
| Italian | Raffaele |
| Portuguese | Rafael |
| German | Raphael |
| Polish | Rafał |
| Russian | Rafail |
| Hebrew | Refael |
Famous bearers
- Raphael, archangel in the Book of Tobit
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
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Where this comes from
- The Apocrypha and other early religious writings
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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