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Rafel - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rafel
 
 


The boy name Rafel [ syll. ra-fel, raf-el ] is pronounced as RahFEHL KEY. Rafel is largely used in Catalan and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Rafel is a variant form of the name Raphael (English, French, German, and Hebrew).

Rafel is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Rafel, Raphael (English, French, German, and Hebrew) was the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Rafel include Rafal (Polish), Rafael (German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Raffaello (Italian), Raphael (English, French, German, and Hebrew), Raphaël (French), Raffaele (Italian), and Raffaelo (Italian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Rafel: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


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