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Given name · Japanese

ラファエル

“God heals”

ラファエル (Rafaeru) is a given name. It is used in Japanese.

JapaneseWritten in Japanese kana script. In English: Raphael.

Meaning & origin

What it means

ラファエル goes back to Hebrew רפאל, meaning “God heals.”

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Where it comes from

ラファエル comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew רפאל.

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ラファエル’s family of names

In Japanese usage, ラファエル has a conventional equivalent in the English form Raphael. In Japanese usage, ラファエル has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Rafał.

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ラファエルRaphaelRafał

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