Given name · Hebrew

רפאל

“he (has) cured”·“God”

רפאל (rafa'el) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.

Meaning & origin

What it means

רפאל is built from elements meaning “he (has) cured” and “God”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Hebrew רָפָא (rāp̄ā, “he (has) cured”) + אֵל (ʾēl, “God”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

רפאל’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, רפאל has a diminutive in רפי. In Hebrew usage, רפאל has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor. In Hebrew usage, רפאל has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Rafał.

Walk רפאל’s family in the name graph

רפאלalfabe çevirisi gerekiyorרפיRafaelRafał

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 2

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