Given name · Macedonian · Russian
Рафаил
“God heals”
Рафаил is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Macedonian.
Macedonian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Raphael.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Рафаил goes back to Ancient Greek Ραφαήλ, meaning “God heals.”
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Where it comes from
Рафаил comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Рафаил’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Рафаил has a conventional equivalent in the English form Raphael. In Macedonian usage, Рафаил has a transliteration in Rafail. In Macedonian usage, Рафаил has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Rafał.
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Around the world
Рафаил has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Рафаalso known as · Russian
- Рафикalso known as · Russian
- Рафалalso known as · Russian
- Раффаэллоalso known as · Russian
- Раффаэлеalso known as · Russian
- Рафаэльalso known as · Russian
- Рафаэлalso known as · Russian
- Рафилalso known as · Russian
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People named Рафаил
- Rafail LevitskyRussian painter (1844-1937)
- Rafael Kaprelyanmerited test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1909-1984)
- Rafail Zinurovborn 1953
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