The story behind Rafael
From Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl, literally “God has cured/healed”).
Other language forms and explanations (4)
Portuguese entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Raphael, borrowed from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רפאל (Rāfāʾēl), from רָפָא (rāp̄ā) + אֵל (ʾēl).
Spanish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Raphael, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).
Catalan entry
Borrowed from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Rafael, a learned borrowing from Latin Raphael, borrowed from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רפאל (Rāfāʾēl), from רָפָא (rāp̄ā) + אֵל (ʾēl).
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈrɑfɑel/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈrɑ̝fɑ̝e̞l]
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ʁa.faˈɛw/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ha.faˈɛʊ̯]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ʁa.faˈɛw/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [χa.faˈɛʊ̯]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛl/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ʁɐ.fɐˈɛɫ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛ.li/
- Spanish: /rafaˈel/
- Spanish: [ra.faˈel]
- Catalan; Northern: [rə.fəˈe̞l]
- Catalan; Balearic; Central: [rə.fəˈɛl]
- Catalan; Northwestern; Valencia: [ra.faˈɛl]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ɾafaˈʔel/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ɾɐ.fɐˈʔɛl]
- Tagalog: /ɾapaˈʔel/
- Tagalog: [ɾɐ.pɐˈʔɛl]
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Raakel
From Late Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl, literally “ewe, (female) sheep”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Rachael
A female given name from Hebrew, a spelling variant of Rachel first recorded in the 17th century.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rachel
Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel. From Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from…
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- 2 syllables
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Ráchel
From Hebrew רָחֵל (“ewe”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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Rāhel
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Rāḥīl
Borrowed from Hebrew רָחֵל (rakhél).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Rafael
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdia
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה (ovadya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abednego
From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Rafael
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aamos
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aapeli
Vernacular form of the biblical Abel or Aabel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length