Rafael

See also: Rafaèl

English

Etymology

Compare Spanish Rafael, Portuguese Rafael.

Proper noun

Rafael (plural Rafaels)

1. A male given name, variant of Raphael.

Related terms

• San Rafael Cedros
• San Rafael Obrajuelo
• San Rafael Oriente

 

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.fəˈɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ra.faˈɛl]
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Rafael m

1. (biblical) Raphael
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael

Faroese

Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Proper noun

Rafael m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Rafael: Rafaelsson
• daughter of Rafael: Rafaelsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Rafael
Accusative	Rafael
Dative	Rafaeli
Genitive	Rafaels

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑfɑel/, [ˈrɑ̝fɑ̝e̞l]
• Rhymes: -ɑfɑel
• Syllabification^(key): Ra‧fa‧el

Proper noun

Rafael

1. Raphael (biblical character)
2. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Rafael (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Rafael	Rafaelit
genitive		Rafaelin	Rafaelien
partitive		Rafaelia	Rafaeleja
illative		Rafaeliin	Rafaeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rafael	Rafaelit
accusative	nom.	Rafael	Rafaelit
	gen.	Rafaelin
genitive		Rafaelin	Rafaelien
partitive		Rafaelia	Rafaeleja
inessive		Rafaelissa	Rafaeleissa
elative		Rafaelista	Rafaeleista
illative		Rafaeliin	Rafaeleihin
adessive		Rafaelilla	Rafaeleilla
ablative		Rafaelilta	Rafaeleilta
allative		Rafaelille	Rafaeleille
essive		Rafaelina	Rafaeleina
translative		Rafaeliksi	Rafaeleiksi
abessive		Rafaelitta	Rafaeleitta
instructive		—	Rafaelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rafael (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rafaelini Rafaelini accusative nom. Rafaelini Rafaelini gen. Rafaelini genitive Rafaelini Rafaelieni partitive Rafaeliani Rafaelejani inessive Rafaelissani Rafaeleissani elative Rafaelistani Rafaeleistani illative Rafaeliini Rafaeleihini adessive Rafaelillani Rafaeleillani ablative Rafaeliltani Rafaeleiltani allative Rafaelilleni Rafaeleilleni essive Rafaelinani Rafaeleinani translative Rafaelikseni Rafaeleikseni abessive Rafaelittani Rafaeleittani instructive — — comitative — Rafaeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rafaelisi Rafaelisi accusative nom. Rafaelisi Rafaelisi gen. Rafaelisi genitive Rafaelisi Rafaeliesi partitive Rafaeliasi Rafaelejasi inessive Rafaelissasi Rafaeleissasi elative Rafaelistasi Rafaeleistasi illative Rafaeliisi Rafaeleihisi adessive Rafaelillasi Rafaeleillasi ablative Rafaeliltasi Rafaeleiltasi allative Rafaelillesi Rafaeleillesi essive Rafaelinasi Rafaeleinasi translative Rafaeliksesi Rafaeleiksesi abessive Rafaelittasi Rafaeleittasi instructive — — comitative — Rafaeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rafaelimme Rafaelimme accusative nom. Rafaelimme Rafaelimme gen. Rafaelimme genitive Rafaelimme Rafaeliemme partitive Rafaeliamme Rafaelejamme inessive Rafaelissamme Rafaeleissamme elative Rafaelistamme Rafaeleistamme illative Rafaeliimme Rafaeleihimme adessive Rafaelillamme Rafaeleillamme ablative Rafaeliltamme Rafaeleiltamme allative Rafaelillemme Rafaeleillemme essive Rafaelinamme Rafaeleinamme translative Rafaeliksemme Rafaeleiksemme abessive Rafaelittamme Rafaeleittamme instructive — — comitative — Rafaeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rafaelinne Rafaelinne accusative nom. Rafaelinne Rafaelinne gen. Rafaelinne genitive Rafaelinne Rafaelienne partitive Rafaelianne Rafaelejanne inessive Rafaelissanne Rafaeleissanne elative Rafaelistanne Rafaeleistanne illative Rafaeliinne Rafaeleihinne adessive Rafaelillanne Rafaeleillanne ablative Rafaeliltanne Rafaeleiltanne allative Rafaelillenne Rafaeleillenne essive Rafaelinanne Rafaeleinanne translative Rafaeliksenne Rafaeleiksenne abessive Rafaelittanne Rafaeleittanne instructive — — comitative — Rafaeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rafaelinsa Rafaelinsa accusative nom. Rafaelinsa Rafaelinsa gen. Rafaelinsa genitive Rafaelinsa Rafaeliensa partitive Rafaeliaan Rafaeliansa Rafaelejaan Rafaelejansa inessive Rafaelissaan Rafaelissansa Rafaeleissaan Rafaeleissansa elative Rafaelistaan Rafaelistansa Rafaeleistaan Rafaeleistansa illative Rafaeliinsa Rafaeleihinsa adessive Rafaelillaan Rafaelillansa Rafaeleillaan Rafaeleillansa ablative Rafaeliltaan Rafaeliltansa Rafaeleiltaan Rafaeleiltansa allative Rafaelilleen Rafaelillensa Rafaeleilleen Rafaeleillensa essive Rafaelinaan Rafaelinansa Rafaeleinaan Rafaeleinansa translative Rafaelikseen Rafaeliksensa Rafaeleikseen Rafaeleiksensa abessive Rafaelittaan Rafaelittansa Rafaeleittaan Rafaeleittansa instructive — — comitative — Rafaeleineen Rafaeleinensa

Statistics

• Rafael is the 388^th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 779 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,921 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Proper noun

Rafael m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rafaels or Rafael)

1. a male given name, a less common variant of Raphael

Portuguese

Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.faˈɛw/ [ha.faˈɛʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.faˈɛw/ [ha.faˈɛʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.faˈɛw/ [χa.faˈɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛl/ [ʁɐ.fɐˈɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛl/ [ʁɐ.fɐˈɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛ.li/

• Hyphenation: Ra‧fa‧el

Proper noun

Rafael m (plural Rafaéis)

1. (biblical) Raphael (an archangel)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Raphael

Spanish

Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rafaˈel/ [ra.faˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Ra‧fa‧el

Proper noun

Rafael m

1. (biblical) Raphael
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael

Proper noun

Rafael m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• prerrafaelista (“Pre-Raphaelite”)
• Rafa (diminutive)

 

Related terms

• Rafaela (feminine form)

 

Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Proper noun

Rafael c (genitive Rafaels)

1. Raphael (biblical character)
2. a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin; sometimes used as a Christianized form of Ragnvald

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Rafael, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Proper noun

Rafael (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜁᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish