Given name & surname

Rafaeli

Rafaeli is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Swahili.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rafaeli comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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Rafaeli’s family of names

In Swahili usage, Rafaeli has a conventional equivalent in the English form Raphael.

Walk Rafaeli’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Aapeli

Aapeli is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.

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Akseli

“father of peace”

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Rafèl

“to heal” · “God”

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Rafèu

“to heal” · “God”

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Raamah

“trembling” · “thundering”

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78% boys · 22% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Gemalli

“pertaining to the camel” · “pertaining to investing”

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>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahasbai

“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Eeli

“Jehovah is my God”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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