Raphael

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Raphael

/ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/ UK
/ˈɹæf.eɪ.əl/ UK
/ˈɹæf.ɪ.əl/ UK
/ˌɹæf.aɪˈɛl/ UK
/ˌɹɑː-/ UK
/ˈɹɑː-/ UK
/ˌɹɑ.faɪˈɛl/ US
/ˌɹæf.aɪˈɛl/ US
/ˈɹæf.i.əl/ US
/ˈɹɑ.fi.əl/ US
/-eɪ-/ US
/ˈɹæf.ɛəl/

Where it comes from

From Latin Raphael, from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl, literally “God cures/has healed”).

proper noun Raphaels

countable, uncountable An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.
countable A male given name from Hebrew.
countable A surname originating as a patronymic.
countable, uncountable Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, an Italian Renaissance painter (1483–1520).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: natasha, adrian, raffaele, leff, rafael, guardian, angel, saint, raffaello, archangel, healer, urbino, vatican, madonna, seraph, sanzio

Translations

Every language

name Archangel

Español	Rafael
한국어	라파엘 Rapa'el
日本語	ラファエル Rafaeru
中文	拉斐爾 /拉斐尔 Lāfěi'ěr, 辣法額爾 /辣法额尔 Làfǎ'é'ěr
Kiswahili	Rafaeli
Português	Rafael
Français	Raphaël
Deutsch	Raphael
Italiano	Raffaele
Ελληνικά	Ραφαήλ Rafaḯl
Русский	Рафаи́л Rafaíl
العربية	رُفَائِيل rufāʔīl
עברית	רָפָאֵל

name given name

Español	Rafael
日本語	ラファエル Rafaeru
中文	拉菲爾 /拉菲尔 Lāfēi'ěr, 拉斐尔 Lāfěi'ěr, 拉法艾尔 Lāfǎyì'ěr
Kiswahili	Rafaeli
Português	Rafael
Français	Raphaël
Deutsch	Raphael
Italiano	Raffaele, Raffaello
Русский	Рафаи́л Rafaíl
العربية	رُفَائِيل rufāʔīl

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"Raphael." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/raphael. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Raphael. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/raphael

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"Raphael." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/raphael.

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@misc{raphael_2026,
  title = {Raphael},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raphael},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}