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Rafael
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Rafaèl
English
Etymology
Compare es Rafael, pt Rafael.
Proper noun
s
en male Raphael.
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Related terms
en San Rafael Cedros San Rafael Obrajuelo San Rafael Oriente
Catalan
Etymology
ca he רָפָאֵל Rāfāʾēl.
Pronunciation
è
ca ɛl 3
Proper noun
m
ca biblical character Raphael
ca male Hebrew Raphael
Faroese
Etymology
From fo he רָפָאֵל Rāfāʾēl.
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Rafaelsson Rafaelsdóttir
Declension
Rafael Rafael Rafaeli Rafaels
Finnish
Etymology
From fi hbo רָפָאֵל Rāfāʾēl God has cured/healed.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Raphael biblical character
fi male
Declension
Rafael a 0
Statistics
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References
fi Biblical characters
German
Proper noun
m,(s)
de male a less common Raphael
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id he רָפָאֵל Rāfāʾēl God cures/has healed.
Pronunciation
Ra.fa.èl
Proper noun
id Christianity Raphael (An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.)
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Raphael
Etymology
pt :lbor la:Raphael ++
Pronunciation
[el:él]
pt ɛw<a:BR> ɛl<a:PT> 3
pt Ra fa el
Proper noun
m + Rafaela Rafa,Rafinha
pt male Raphael
pt biblical character Raphael an archangel
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Rafaelová
sk m
Further reading
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es :lbor la:Raphael
es la Raphael, from es he רָפָאֵל Rāfāʾēl.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m Rafaela Rafa
es biblical character Raphael
es male Hebrew Raphael
Proper noun
mfbysense
es given names
Derived terms
es prerrafaelista<t:Pre-Raphaelite> rafaelista rafaelismo
Descendants
tl Rafael 1
Swedish
Etymology
From sv he רָפָאֵל Rāfāʾēl.
Proper noun
c
Raphael biblical character
sv male Hebrew of biblical origin; sometimes used as a Christianized form of Ragnvald
sv Biblical characters
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:Rafael 1 ++
Pronunciation
Rafa7él
Proper noun
Rafaél +
tl male Spanish