Name: Raphaël
Gender: Male
Usage: Raphaël, of biblical origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Raphaël are in general originating from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Variants: For another variant of the name Raphaël across the world, see Raphael, Refael.
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Numerology of the first name Raphaël: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Raphaël is ranked on the 38,270th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 4700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Raphaël has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Raphaël is a French masculine given name.
English, French, and German: from early Christian tradition, in which it is the name of one of the archangels (see also Gabriel and Michael). It is composed of Hebrew vocabulary elements meaning ‘to heal’ and ‘God’. Raphael is not named in the canonical text of the Bible, but plays a part in the apocryphal tale of Tobias. The shorter form Rapha ‘he (God) heals’ (cf. Nathaniel and Nathan) is borne by several characters in the Old Testament. The name has always been much more common in southern Europe than in Britain, and use in the English-speaking world today generally reflects southern European influence. It has also become a popular modern Hebrew name.
Variant: German: Rafael.
Cognates: Italian: Raffaele, Raffaello. Spanish, Portuguese: Rafael. Catalan: Rafel. Polish: Rafal.
Pet form: Spanish: Rafa.
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