Given name & surname
Rafał
“one who is healed by God”
Rafał is a form of Raphael. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is healed by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rafał is a form of Raphael. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is healed by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rafał is a form of Raphael. An origin associated with Raphael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish use, Rafał is used as a form of Raphael.
Rafał’s family of names
In Polish usage, Rafał has a diminutive in Rafałek. In Polish usage, Rafał has a feminine form in Rafaela. In Polish usage, Rafał has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Rafael.
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Around the world
Rafał has relatives in 23 languages.
17 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rafał
- Rafał TrzaskowskiPolish politician, Mayor of Warsaw since 2018, presidential candidate for Poland in 2020 and 2025born 1972
- Rafał MajkaPolish road racing cyclistborn 1989
- Rafał MurawskiPolish footballerborn 1981
- Rafał KurzawaPolish association football playerborn 1993
- Rafał WolskiPolish footballerborn 1992
- Rafał BrzozowskiPolish singerborn 1981
- Rafał BlechaczPolish classical pianistborn 1985
- Raphael KalinowskiPolish Discalced Carmelite friar, engineer and saint (1835–1907)
- Rafał OmelkoPolish sprinterborn 1989
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