Raphael (given name)

Raphael is a name of Hebrew origin, from rāp̄ā (רָפָא "he has healed") and ēl (אֵל "God"). Depending on the language (first popularly used in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Portugal) it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael.

The name is attested as far back as c. 1350 BCE, appearing in a letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish, to Akhenaton ("Now have I sent you Rapha-el.").[1]

Translations

  • Arabic: رافائيل (Rāfā'īl; appears also as Roufayel روفايل)
  • Armenian: Ռաֆայել (Ṙafayel)
  • Azerbaijani: Rafael
  • Belarusian: Рафаэль (Rafaeĺ)
  • Bengali: রাফায়েল (Rāphāẏēla)
  • Catalan: Rafel
  • Cebuano: Rafael
  • Chamorro: Rafet
  • Chinese Simplified: 拉斐尔 (Lā fěi ěr)
  • Chinese Traditional: 拉斐爾 (Lā fěi ěr)
  • Czech: Rafael
  • Esperanto: Rafaelo
  • Finnish: Rafael
  • French: Raphaël
  • German: Raphael
  • Greek: Ραφαήλ (Rafaī́l)
  • Gujarati: રાફેલ (Rāphēla)
  • Hebrew: רפאל (Rafa'el)
  • Hindi: रफएल (Rapha'ēla)
  • Italian: Raffaello, Raffaele
  • Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru)
  • Kannada: ರಾಫೆಲ್ (Rāphel)
  • Korean: 라파엘 (Lapael)
  • Latin: Raphael
  • Lithuanian: Rapolas
  • Macedonian: Рафаел (Rafael)
  • Maltese: Rafel
  • Montenegrin: Rafailo (Рафаило), Rafail (Рафаил)
  • Malayalam: റാഫേൽ (Rāfēl)
  • Mongolian: Рафаэль (Rafaeli)
  • Nepali: रफाएल (Raphā'ēla)
  • Norwegian: Rafael
  • Persian: رافائل (Rāfāīl)
  • Polish: Rafał
  • Portuguese: Rafael
  • Punjabi: ਰਾਫਾਈਲ (Rāphā'īla)
  • Romanian: Rafael
  • Russian: Рафаэль (Rafael')
  • Serbian: Рафаило (Rafailo)
  • Slovenian: Rafael
  • Spanish: Rafael
  • Tagalog: Rafael, also nickname Paeng[2][3]
  • Tamil: ரபேல் (Rapēl)
  • Telugu: రాఫెల్ (Rāphel)
  • Thai: ราฟาเอล (Rā fā xel)
  • Ukrainian: Рафаїл (Rafaīl)
  • Urdu: رافیل (Rāfīl)

Raphael

  • Raphael (archangel), an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, after whom all or most other uses are named
Mononym
Given name
Fictional characters

Raphaël

Raphaël is a French masculine given name.

Rafael

Arts
  • Rafael Castillo, Mexican-American editor, author, academician
  • Rafael Arevalo, Mexican-American Composer
  • Rafael Bittencourt, Brazilian power metal composer and song writer
  • Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933-2014), Spanish conductor and composer
  • Raffaello da Urbino (1483–1520), known as Raphael, Italian painter
Sports
Brazilian footballers
  • Rafael Araújo Silva (1988), currently playing for Corinthians
  • Rafael Cabral Barbosa (1990), currently playing for Napoli
  • Rafael Godoi Pereira (1985), currently playing for FK Laktaši
  • Rafael Pires Vieira (1978), currently playing for Mikkelin Kissat
  • Rafael Pereira da Silva (footballer born 1980), retired former footballer
  • Rafael Pereira da Silva (footballer born 1990), currently playing for Lyon
  • Rafael Schmitz (1980), currently playing for Valenciennes
  • Rafael Silva Nascimento (1984), currently playing for Vasco
  • Rafael Sóbis (1985), currently playing for Internacional
  • Rafael Vágner Dias Silva (1983), currently playing for Náutico
Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Robert William Rogers, ed., Cuneiform Parallels to the Old Testament (New York: Eaton & Mains; Cincinnati: Jennings & Graham, 1912), pp. 268-278. Web: http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/1350lachish.asp
  2. "Senator Joker? Pinoy names tickle foreigners". GMA News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Filipino Boy Baby Names". babynames.allparenting.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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