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Raffael

RAF-ee-el

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“God has healed; the Italian/German form of Raphael, from Hebrew 'rafa'el'.”

Popularity Over Time

Raffael US popularity rank over timeRank 13052 in 2008 to rank 4596 in 1980. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4596#8824#13052198020002024

Raffael is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

HebrewItalian

Syllables

3

Nicknames

RaffRafa

Style

RomanticGrandElegantBold

Famous Bearers

  • Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael the painter)
  • Raffael (German footballer)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

Similar Names

Leander

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Florian

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Theron

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Cormac

Irish Rare & Uncommon

Alistair

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Leander

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Florian

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Cordelia

Celtic Rare & Uncommon

Seraphina

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Celestine

French Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Italian/German spelling of Raphael; works across European languages.

People Also Ask

God has healed; the Italian/German form of Raphael, from Hebrew 'rafa'el'.

Raffael is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Raffael include Raff, Rafa.

Names that pair beautifully with Raffael include Leander, Florian, Cordelia, Seraphina, Celestine.