Raphael is a given name derived from the Hebrew rāp̄ā'ēl (רָפָאֵל) meaning "God has healed". Raphael is one of the archangels according to Abrahamic tradition. Popularized in Western Europe, it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael depending on the language.
The name is attested as far back as c. 1350 BC, appearing in a letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish in center Israel, to Pharaoh Akhenaton ("Now have I sent you Rapha-el.").
Translations
Amharic: ሩፋኤል (Rufael) Arabic: رفائيل (Rāfāʿīl) Armenian: Ռաֆայել (Ṙafayel) Azerbaijani: Rafael Belarusian: Рафаэль (Rafaeĺ) Bengali: রাফায়েল (Rāphāẏēla) Brazilian: Rafael Catalan: Rafel Cebuano: Rapáel Chamorro: Rafet Chinese Simplified: 拉斐尔 (Lā fěi ěr) Chinese Traditional: 拉斐爾 (Lā fěi ěr) Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ (Rapha’êl) Czech: Rafael Esperanto: Rafaelo Finnish: Rafael French: Raphaël German: Raphael Greek: Ραφαήλ (Rafaī́l) Gujarati: રાફેલ (Rāphēla) Hebrew: רפאל (Rafa'el) Hindi: रफएल (Rapha'ēla) Italian: Raffaello, Raffaele Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru) Kannada: ರಾಫೆಲ್ (Rāphel) Korean: 라파엘 (Lapael) Latin: Raphael Lithuanian: Rapolas Macedonian: Рафаел (Rafael) Maltese: Rafel Montenegrin: Rafailo (Рафаило), Rafail (Рафаил) Malayalam: റപ്പായേൽ (Rāppāēl) Mongolian: Рафаэль (Rafaeli) Nepali: रफाएल (Raphā'ēla) Old Norse: Raife, also nickname ''Raðulfr'' Norwegian: Rafael Persian: رافائل (Rāfāel) Polish: Rafał Portuguese: Rafael Punjabi: ਰਾਫਾਈਲ (Rāphā'īla) Romanian: Rafael Russian: Рафаил (Rafail) Serbian: Рафаило (Rafailo) Slovenian: Rafael Spanish: Rafael (Rafa'el) Tagalog: Rafael, also nickname "Paeng" Tamil: ரபேல் (Rapēl) Telugu: రాఫెల్ (Rāphel) Thai: ราฟาเอล (Rā fā xel) Ukrainian: Рафаїл (Rafaīl) Urdu: رافائيل (Rāfāʿēl)
Raphael
Raphael (archangel), an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, after whom all or most other uses are named
Mononym
Raphael, or Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520), Italian master painter and architect in the High Renaissance Rafael (footballer, born 1990), a Brazilian football player who played for Lyon Raphael (singer) (born 1943), Spanish singer Raphael (musician) (born 1948), American musician Raphael of Brooklyn (1860–1915), a saint in the Christian Orthodox tradition Raphael of Lesbos (died 1463), Eastern Orthodox saint, see Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos Patriarch Raphael I of Constantinople, Patriarch from 1475 to 1476 Patriarch Raphael II of Constantinople, Patriarch from 1603 to 1607 pseudonym of Robert Cross Smith (1795–1832)
Birth
Raphael Abramovitch (1880–1963), Russian bundist and communist politician
Raphael Almeida-Knüttgen (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
Raphael Sylvanus Amegashie (1927-2013), Ghanaian entrepreneur, accountant, and politician Raphael Benjamin (1846–1906), British-born Australian and American rabbi Raphael I Bidawid (1922–2003), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1989–2003 Raphael Bob-Waksberg (born 1984), American comedian, writer and creator of BoJack Horseman Raphael Botti (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Raphael Chukwu (born 1975), Nigerian football (soccer) player Raphael Hayyim Isaac Carregal (1733—1777), itinerant Palestinian rabbi and preacher Raphael Davis (born 1976), American mixed martial artist Raphael Dwamena (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer Raphael Gray (born 1981), British computer hacker Raphael Gualazzi (born 1981), Italian singer and pianist Raphael Holinshed (1529–1580), English chronicler Raphael Holzdeppe (born 1989), German pole vaulter Raphael Kalinowski (1835–1907), Polish saint in the Discalced Carmelite Order Raphael Koster (born 1971), American game designer Raphael Lasker (1838–1904), German-American rabbi Raphael Lemkin, Holocaust survivor Raphael Martelli (1811–1880), first Catholic priest in Toodyay, Western Australia Raphael Matos (born 1981), Brazilian racing driver Rafael "Rafi" Menco (born 1994), Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Raphael Ohin (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer Raphael M. Quaye (born 1975), Liberian basketball player Raphael Saadiq (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer Raphael Schäfer (born 1979), German footballer Raphael Semmes (1809–1877), officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 to 1865 Raphael Warnock (born 1969), American pastor and U.S. Senator from Georgia
Fictional characters
Raphael, one of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Raphael Kirsten, a fictional character in the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses Raphael Sorel, a fictional character in Soulcalibur series of video games