Raphaël

\ʁa.fa.ɛl\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Hebrew origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginHebrew
Pronunciation\ʁa.fa.ɛl\
Also spelledRafael, Rafaël
Compound namesJean-Raphaël

Origin and meaning

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Where it is mostly given

  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Malta
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Israel
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Finland
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Croatia
  • Slovenia

Around the world

  • EnglishRaphael
  • SpanishRafael
  • GreekΡαφαήλ
  • ItalianRaffaello
  • LatinRaphael
  • OccitanRafèl, Rafèu
  • PolishRafał
  • RussianРафаил

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: WikiLucas00 (Lyon (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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