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Raphaela - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Raphaela

[ 3 syll. rap-hae-la, ra-pha-ela ] The girl name Raphaela is pronounced RAEFeyLah KEY. Raphaela's language of origin is Hebrew. It is predominantly used in English and German. The meaning of Raphaela is 'God has healed'. Biblical name derived from rapha which means 'to heal' ; el which means 'God, powerful'. The generic name has been used in the Old Testament of the Bible. Raphaela is the feminine form of the English, French, German, and Hebrew Raphael. Forms of the name include the German Rafaela, the Italian Raffaela, the Italian Raffaella, and the French Raphaëlle.

Raphaela is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Raphaela include the Italian Raffaella, the English Arabela, the German Rafaela, the Italian Raffaela, the French Raphaëlle, the English Arabel, and the French and German Arabelle.

KEY: Pronunciation for Raphaela: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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