Raphael
Raphael (also in the spelling Rafael or Raffael ) is a male given name.
origin
The name Raphael is derived from the Hebrew רָפָאֵל ( rafa ' = heal, ' el = mighty, God), which can be translated as "God heals" or "Medicine of God". In the deuterocanonical book Tobit , the archangel Raphael accompanies Tobit's son, Tobias, on his journey and gives him a cure for his father's blindness.
name day
The feast of the Archangel Raphael was celebrated in the Catholic Church on October 24th until 1969. Since then, the memory of St. Raphael together with that of the two archangels Michael and Gabriel on September 29th .
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Name bearer
Rafael
- Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), Spanish poet
- Rafael Alencar (* 1978), Brazilian porn actor and model
- Rafael Arnáiz Barón (1911–1938), Spanish Trappist and mystic
- Rafael Buschmann (* 1982), German journalist
- Rafael Cabral (* 1990), Brazilian soccer player
- Rafael Castillo (* 1982), Puerto Rican musician, see De La Ghetto
- Rafael Chirbes (1949-2015), Spanish writer
- Rafael Correa (* 1963), Ecuadorian economist and politician, President of his country (2007-17)
- Rafael Czichos (* 1990), German soccer player
- Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933–2014), Spanish conductor
- Rafael de la Fuente (* 1986), Venezuelan actor and singer
- Rafael Gareisen (* 1994), German actor
- Rafael Horzon (* 1968), German artist, entrepreneur, writer and designer
- Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), Czech-Swiss conductor
- Rafael Márquez (* 1979), Mexican soccer player and sports director
- Rafael Miguel (1996-2019), Brazilian television actor
- Rafael Nadal (* 1986), Spanish tennis player
- Rafael Pereira da Silva (* 1990), Brazilian soccer player
- Rafael del Riego (1784 / 85–1823), Spanish revolutionary
- Rafael Seligmann (* 1947), Israeli-German political scientist and writer
- Rafael van der Vaart (* 1983), Dutch football player
- Rafael Guízar Valencia (1878–1938), Roman Catholic Bishop of Veracruz; Saint
- Rafael Viñoly (* 1944), American architect of Uruguayan origin
- Rafael Yela Günther (1888–1942), Guatemalan sculptor
Raffael
- Raffael , also Raphael or Raffaello Santi or Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520), Italian painter and builder of the High Renaissance
- Raffael Caetano de Araújo (* 1985), Brazilian soccer player
- Raffael Becker (1922–2013), German painter and graphic artist
- Raffael Behounek (* 1997), Austrian soccer player
- Raffael Ganz (1923–2004), Swiss writer
- Raffael Gordzielik (* 1985), German strength athlete
- Raffael Korte (* 1990), German soccer player
- Raffael Rheinsberg (1943–2016), German artist
- Raffael Scheck (* 1960), German historian
- Raffael Schuster-Woldan (1870–1951), German painter and professor of composition
- Raffael Tonello (* 1975), Italian football player
- Raffael Zeder (* 1980), Swiss football referee and assistant referee
Raphael
- Raphael , king of Makuria (Nubia) around 1002
- Raphael M. Bonelli (* 1968), Austrian neuroscientist, psychiatrist and systemic psychotherapist
- Raphael Christen (1811–1880), Swiss sculptor
- Raphael Clarkson (* 1987), British jazz musician
- Raphael Diaz (* 1986), Swiss ice hockey player of Spanish descent
- Raphael von Hoensbroech (* 1977), German musicologist and cultural manager
- Raphael Holzdeppe (* 1989), German pole vaulter
- Raphael Holzhauser (* 1993), Austrian soccer player
- Raphael Klemm (* 1989), German jazz musician
- Raphael von Koeber (1848–1923), German-Russian philosopher and musician
- Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (1914–2002), American science fiction and fantasy writer
- Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959), American lawyer and peace researcher
- Raphael Löwenfeld (1854–1910), German Slavist and theater director
- Raphael Mechoulam (* 1930), Israeli professor for pharmaceutical chemistry and natural products
- Raphael Ragucci (* 1984) Austrian rapper and music producer, see RAF Camora
- Raphael Ravenscroft (1954–2014), British saxophonist and composer
- Raphael Saadiq (* 1966), American musician and composer
- Raphael Schäfer (* 1979), German soccer player
- Raphael Schäfer (* 1981), German politician (CDU)
- Raphael Schneider (* 1970), German actor
- Raphael Thelen (* 1985), German journalist
- Raphael Rainer von Thurn und Taxis (1906–1993), President of EV Füssen, parish council and church curator
- Raphael Wahl (* 1997), German pool player
- Raphael Wicky (* 1977), Swiss soccer player
- Raphael Wolf (* 1988), German soccer goalkeeper
Raphael
- Raphaël Collin (1850–1916), French painter and illustrator
- Raphaël Élizé (1891–1945), French mayor and resistance fighter
- Raphaël Enthoven (* 1975), French philosopher and television presenter
- Raphaël Glucksmann (* 1979), French journalist, documentary filmmaker and politician
- Raphaël Guerreiro (* 1993), Portuguese-French football player
- Raphaël Haroche (* 1975), French singer
- Raphaël Lenglet (* 1976), French actor and director
- Raphaël Marionneau (* 1970) French-German DJ and graphic artist
- Raphaël Nannini (1852–1925), Italian sculptor
- Raphaël Nuzzolo (* 1983), Swiss football player
- Raphaël Personnaz (* 1981), French actor
- Raphaël Poirée (* 1974), French biathlete
- Raphaël Varane (* 1993), French football player
- Raphaël Vogt (* 1976), German-French actor
Name bearers
Rafaela
- Rafaela von Bredow (* 1967), German journalist and author
- Rafaela Carrasco (* 1972), Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer
- Rafaela Hillerbrand (* 1976), German physicist and philosopher
- Rafaela de Miranda Travalao (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player, see Rafinha
- Rafaela Ottiano (1888–1942), Italian-American actress
- Rafaela Porras y Ayllón (1850–1925), Spanish nun and saint
- Rafaela Silva (* 1992), Brazilian judoka and 2016 Olympic champion
Raffaela
- Raffaela Kraus (* 1996), German actress and presenter
- Raffaela Wais (* 1989), German singer and actress
- Raffaela Wolf (* 1978), German ice hockey player
Raffaëla
- Raffaëla Anderson (* 1976), French film actress, author and former porn actress
Raffaella
- Raffaella Brutto (* 1988), Italian snowboarder
- Raffaella Carrà (* 1943), Italian actress, singer and television presenter
- Raffaella De Laurentiis (* 1954), Italian film producer
- Raffaella Imbriani (* 1973), German judoka
- Raffaella Manieri (* 1986), Italian soccer player
- Raffaella Passiatore (* 1966), Italian writer, theater director and pianist
- Raffaella Reggi (* 1965), Italian tennis player
Raphaela
- Raphaela Ackermann (* 1960), German television presenter
- Raphaela Beck (1901–1974), Abbess of the Waldsassen Monastery (1951–74)
- Raphaela Beer (* 1989), German singer-songwriter and violinist, see Phela
- Raphaela Crossey (*?), German actress
- Raphaela Dell (* 1961), German theater and television actress
- Raphaela Edelbauer (* 1990), Austrian author
- Raphaela Eggert (* 1992), German paracycler
- Raphaela Gromes (* 1991), German cellist
- Raphaela Möst (* 1987), German actress
- Raphaela Neihausen (* 1976), American filmmaker, director and film producer
- Raphaela Piehler (* 1988), German swimmer
- Raphaela Rose (* 1987), German costume designer
- Raphaela Sulzbacher (* 1991), Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier
Raphaëla
- Raphaëla le Gouvello (* 1960), French windsurfer
Raphaëlle
- Raphaëlle Agogué (* 1981), French theater and film actress
- Raphaëlle Tervel (* 1979), French handball player
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.behindthename.com/name/raphael
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ See also Ulrich Stoll: The Lorsch Pharmacopoeia. An 8th century medical compendium (Codex Bambergensis Medicinalis 1). Text, translation and technical glossary. Stuttgart 1992, p. 50 (“angelus Rafahel, qui dicitur medicina dei”).
