Raphael - Meaning of Raphael

What does Raphael mean?

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Raphael

[ 3 syll. rap-hae(l), ra-pha-el ] The baby girl name Raphael is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced RAEF-iy-ehL or REY-Fiy-ahL (English) or Rae-Fae-EHL (French) †. Raphael's language of origin is Hebrew. Raphael is a form of the French Raphaelle.

See also the related category hebrew.

Raphael is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In the last century Raphael has mainly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Raphael include Rafael, Rafaele, Rafaell, Raphaele, Raphaell, Raphaelle, Rivalee, Rivali, Rivaly, Rafaela, Raffaele, Raffaella, Raphaela, Rephaela, Raphaëlle, Rebble, Robelle, and Rupal.

† Pronunciation for Raphael: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"