Raphael (given name)

Raphael is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is Healer" or "God has Healed" (רפאל). Depending on the language (first popularly used in France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal) it can be spelled either Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaele, or Refael. The French equivalent is Raphaël.

The name is attested as far back as c. 1350 BCE, appearing in a letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish, to Akhenaton ("Now have I sent you Rapha-el..").[1]

Translations

Raphael

Mononym
Given name

Raphaël

Raphaël is a French masculine given name.

Rafael

Arts
Sports
Brazilian footballers
Fictional characters

See also

  1. Robert William Rogers, ed., Cuneiform Parallels to the Old Testament (New York: Eaton & Mains, & Cincinnati: Jennings & Graham, 1912), pp. 268-278. Web: http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/1350lachish.asp
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