Given name
Raphaël
“to heal”·“God”·“God heals”
Raphaël is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raphaël is built from elements meaning “to heal” and “God” and “God heals”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Raphaël’s family of names
In French usage, Raphaël has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Rafael. In French usage, Raphaël has a conventional equivalent in the English form Raphael. In French usage, Raphaël has a conventional equivalent in Rafaèl.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Raphaël has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
11 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- RafaelSpanish
- RaphaelEnglish, German
- Raffaeleequivalent
- RaffaelloItalian
- Рафаїлequivalent
- Рафаэльequivalent
- RafałPolish
- РафаилRussian
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People named Raphaël
- Raphaël VaraneFrench footballer (born 1993)
- Raphaël GuerreiroFrench-Portuguese footballerborn 1993
- Raphaël WickySwiss footballerborn 1977
- Raphaël PoiréeFrench biathleteborn 1974
- Raphaël GlucksmannFrench film director, journalist and politicianborn 1979
- R. A. LaffertyAmerican writer (1914–2002)
- Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassianhead of the Armenian Catholic Church from 2021 to presentborn 1946
- Raphaël PersonnazFrench actorborn 1981
- Raphaël GéminianiFrench racing cyclist (1925–2024)
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