Raphael is a name of Hebrew origin, from ''rāp̄ā'' ( "he has healed") and ''ēl'' ( "God"). Popularized in Western Europe, it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael depending on the language. The name is attested as far back as c. 1350 BC, appearing in a letter of Pabi, Prince of Lachish in center Israel, to Pharaoh Akhenaton ("Now have I sent you Rapha-el.").

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* Arabic: رفائيل‎ (Rāfāʿīl) * Armenian: Ռաֆայել (Ṙafayel) * Azerbaijani: Rafael * Belarusian: Рафаэль (Rafaeĺ) * Bengali: রাফায়েল (Rāphāẏēla) * Catalan: Rafel * Cebuano: Rapáel * Chamorro: Rafet * Chinese Simplified: 拉斐尔 (Lā fěi ěr) * Chinese Traditional: 拉斐爾 (Lā fěi ěr) * Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ (Rapha’êl) * Czech: Rafael * Esperanto: Rafaelo * Finnish: Rafael * French: Raphaël * German: Raphael * Greek: Ραφαήλ (Rafaī́l) * Gujarati: રાફેલ (Rāphēla) * Hebrew: רפאל (Rafa'el) * Hindi: रफएल (Rapha'ēla) * Italian: Raffaello, Raffaele * Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru) * Kannada: ರಾಫೆಲ್ (Rāphel) * Korean: 라파엘 (Lapael) * Latin: Raphael * Lithuanian:

Rapolas Rapolas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, a cognate of the name Raphael, and may refer to: *Rapolas Ivanauskas (born 1998), Lithuanian basketball player * Rapolas Okulič-Kazarinas (1857–1919), Lithuanian Army major general * Rapolas Šalteni ...

* Macedonian: Рафаел (Rafael) * Maltese: Rafel * Montenegrin: Rafailo (Рафаило), Rafail (Рафаил) * Malayalam: റപ്പായേൽ (Rāppāēl) * Mongolian: Рафаэль (Rafaeli) * Nepali: रफाएल (Raphā'ēla) * Norwegian: Rafael * Persian: رافائل (Rāfāel) * Polish:

Rafał Rafał is the Polish form of the male given name Raphael. Rafał (Polish pronunciation: ) may refer to: * Rafał Śliż (born 1983), Polish ski jumper *Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz (born 1964), Polish fiction author and journalist *Rafał Andraszak (b ...

* Portuguese: Rafael * Punjabi: ਰਾਫਾਈਲ (Rāphā'īla) * Romanian: Rafael * Russian: Рафаил (Rafail) * Serbian: Рафаило (Rafailo) * Slovenian: Rafael * Spanish: Rafael * Tagalog: Rafael, also nickname Paeng * Tamil: ரபேல் (Rapēl) * Telugu: రాఫెల్ (Rāphel) * Thai: ราฟาเอล (Rā fā xel) * Ukrainian: Рафаїл (Rafaīl) * Urdu: رافائيل‎ (Rāfāʿēl)

Raphael

Raphael (archangel) Raphael (, "God has healed"), ''Rəfāʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Răp̄āʾēl''; lit. 'God has healed'; grc, Ραφαήλ, ''Raphaḗl''; cop, ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, ''Rafaêl''; ar, رافائيل, ''Rāfā’īl'', or , ''Isrāfīl''; am, ሩፋ ...

, an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, after whom all or most other uses are named ;Mononym *

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...

, or Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520), Italian master painter and architect in the High Renaissance * Rafael (footballer, born 1990), a Brazilian football player who plays for Lyon *

Raphael (singer) Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez (born May 5, 1943), often simply referred to as Raphael, is a Spanish singer and television, film and theater actor. Raphael is recognized as one of the most successful Spanish singers in the world, having sold mo ...

(born 1943), Spanish singer *

Raphael (musician) Raphael (born 1948) is an American musician and composer of ambient music. Biography Raphael F. Sharpe was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1948. Raised by Benedictine nuns, when his family got ill, he learned classical music and Gregorian chant. In 1 ...

(born 1948), American musician * Raphael of Brooklyn (1860–1915), a saint in the Christian Orthodox tradition *Raphael of Lesbos (died 1463), Eastern Orthodox saint, see Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos *

Patriarch Raphael I of Constantinople Raphael I of Constantinople ( el, , ''Rafaíl A΄'', sr, Рафаило I / ''Rafailo I''; ? – 1476) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1475 to 1476. Life Raphael was a Serbian monk. He probably was chosen and supported as Pat ...

, Patriarch from 1475 to 1476 *

Patriarch Raphael II of Constantinople Raphael II ( el, ) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1603 to 1607. Life Raphael was Bishop of Mithymna when, in March 1603, he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch. During his patriarchate, he addressed the regulation of many ecclesia ...

, Patriarch from 1603 to 1607 *pseudonym of

Robert Cross Smith Robert Cross Smith (1795-1832) was an English astrologer, writing under the pseudonym of "Raphael". Smith was born in Bristol on March 19, 1795. He married in 1820 and moved to London, where he became interested in astrology. Together with G. ...

(1795–1832) ;Given name * Raphael Abramovitch (1880–1963), Russian bundist and communist politician * Raphael Sylvanus Amegashie (1927-2013), Ghanaian entrepreneur, accountant, and politician * Raphael Benjamin (1846–1906), British-born Australian and American rabbi * Raphael I Bidawid (1922–2003), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church in 1989–2003 * Raphael Bob-Waksberg (born 1984), American comedian, writer and creator of BoJack Horseman *

Raphael Botti Raphael José Botti (born 23 February 1981), commonly known as Botti, is a former Brazilian professional footballer. Botti started his professional football career with Vasco da Gama and then joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2002~06). Botti had sa ...

(born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Raphael Chukwu (born 1975), Nigerian football (soccer) player * Raphael Hayyim Isaac Carregal (1733—1777), itinerant Palestinian rabbi and preacher * Raphael Davis (born 1976), American mixed martial artist * Raphael Gray (born 1981), British computer hacker * Raphael Gualazzi (born 1981), Italian singer and pianist * Raphael Holinshed (1529–1580), English chronicler * Raphael Holzdeppe (born 1989), German pole vaulter * Raphael Kalinowski (1835–1907), Polish saint in the Discalced Carmelite Order * Raphael Koster (born 1971), American game designer * Raphael Lemkin, Holocaust survivor *

Raphael Martelli Canon Raffaele Martelli (13 March 1811August 1880) was Toodyay's first Catholic priest. He was a scholarly and gentle man who was much loved by settlers of all faiths. Martelli did not keep a diary, but his personality and humour shines through ...

(1811–1880), first Catholic priest in Toodyay, Western Australia * Raphael Matos (born 1981), Brazilian racing driver * Rafael "Rafi" Menco (born 1994), Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

Raphael Ohin Raphael Ohin (born 25 May 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC as a midfielder. Early life Ohin is a native of Accra, Ghana. From 2008 to 2010, he played for an academy team in his n ...

(born 1995), Ghanaian footballer *

Raphael M. Quaye The Liberia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Liberia. It is administrated by the Liberia Basketball Federation. Its last qualification to the FIBA Africa Championship dates back to 2007. Its most noteworthy ...

(born 1975), Liberian basketball player * Raphael Saadiq (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer * Raphael Schäfer (born 1979), German footballer *

Raphael Semmes Raphael Semmes ( ; September 27, 1809 – August 30, 1877) was an officer in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Until then, he had been a serving officer in the US Navy from 1826 to 1860. During the American Civil War, Semmes w ...

(1809–1877), officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 to 1865 *

Raphael Warnock Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ( ; born July 23, 1969) is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia since 2021. ...

(born 1969), American pastor and U.S. Senator from Georgia ;Fictional characters *

, one of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles * Raphael Kirsten, a fictional character in the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' *

Raphael Sorel The following is a comprehensive list of characters from the ''Soulcalibur'' series of video games, beginning with ''Soul Edge'' (''Soul Blade'') in 1995. Overview The ''Soulcalibur'' series is a weapon-based fighting game franchise developed b ...

, a fictional character in '' Soulcalibur'' series of video games

Raphaël

Raphaël is a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

masculine given name. * Raphaël Alibert (1887–1963), French politician *

Raphaël Astier Raphaël Astier (born 10 December 1976 in Alès, Gard) is a modern pentathlete from France. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished twenty-fifth in the men's event, with a score of 4,932 points. Astier achieved his ...

(born 1976), French modern pentathlete *

Raphaël Bohren Raphaël Bohren (born 15 May 1984 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Swiss figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympi ...

(born 1984), Swiss figure skater *

Raphaël Bretton Raphaël Bretton (7 February 1920 – 20 February 2011) was a French set decorator. He won an Oscar and was nominated for three more in the category Best Art Direction. Biography He was born Raphaël Gaston Beugnon in Paris, France. During ...

(1920–2011), French set decorator * Raphaël Chaume, French rugby union player *

Raphaël Domjan Raphaël Domjan (born 19 January 1972) is a Swiss explorer and lecturer. He initiated and completed the first round-the-world trip using solar energy between September 2010 and May 2012 aboard the MS catamaran PlanetSolar. In 2015, he carried ...

, Swiss explorer *

Raphaël Enthoven Raphaël Enthoven (born 9 November 1975) is a French philosophy teacher, radio host and television host. An '' agrégé'' who taught at Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 and Paris Diderot University, Enthoven is known to the French public for hosti ...

, French philosopher *

Raphaël Garcia Raphaël Garcia (born 6 May 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for the Carleton Ravens as a right-back. Garcia also played for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Club career Early career Garcia started playing soccer at the ...

(born 1999), Canadian soccer player * Raphaël Géminiani (born 1925), French road bicycle racer * Raphaël Haroche (born 1975), French singer, known by the mononym Raphaël * Raphaël Ibañez (born 1973), French rugby union footballer * Raphaël Jacquelin (born 1974), French professional golfer *

Raphaël Lakafia Raphaël Lakafia (born 28 October 1988) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays for and plays at the Number 8 position. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia. ...

(born 1988), French rugby union player * Raphaël Lévy, trading card game * Raphaël Martinetti, Swiss businessman and President of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles *

Raphaël Nadé Raphaël Nadé (born 18 October 1980) is a French-Ivorian professional footballer. He is currently without a club, after leaving English side Ebbsfleet United. Nadé started his career at French outfit Le Havre before joining Troyes. He then jo ...

(born 1980), Ivory Coast / French football (soccer) player *

Raphaël Nadjari Raphaël Nadjari ( he, רפאל נדג'ארי; born 1971) is a French-Israeli writer and director for film and television. In 1993, Nadjari started working for French television as a writer and director. In 1997, he wrote the television screenpla ...

(born 1971), French-Israeli writer and film and television director *

Raphaël Piolanti Raphaël Piolanti (born 14 November 1967 in Metz) is a retired male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 79.68 metres, achieved in September 1992 in Bourgoin-Jallieu. This was a French records in athletics, French record at that ...

(born 1967), French hammer thrower *

Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée (born 9 August 1974) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1995 to 2007. With his 44 World Cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever. Sports career Poi ...

(born 1974), French biathlete *

Raphaël Poulain Raphaël Poulain (born 16 August 1980, Amiens, Somme) is a former French rugby union player. He played on the wing. His first club was the Beauvais club, until 1998 when he signed for Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a Fr ...

(born 1980), French rugby union player *

Raphaël Pujazon Raphael Pujazon (12 February 1918 – 22 February 2000) was a French athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in El Campillo, Spain. He won back-to-back titles at the International Cross Country Championships The Internat ...

(1918–2000), French athlete and Olympian * Raphaël Rouquier (born 1969), French mathematician * Raphaël Salem (1898–1963), Greek-Sephardic mathematician *

Raphaël Schellenberger Raphaël Schellenberger (born February 14, 1990 in Mulhouse) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2017 elections, representing Haut-Rhin's 2nd constituency, P ...

(born 1990), French politician * Raphaël Varane (born 1993), French football (soccer) player *

Raphaël Wicky Raphaël Wicky (born 26 April 1977) is a Swiss football coach and a former player. He is currently the manager of Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys. He was a defensive midfielder who could also play in defence and was known for his combativ ...

(born 1977), Swiss football (soccer) player

Rafael

* Rafael Caro Quintero, Mexican drug lord * Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador *Rafael Edward Cruz, given name of U.S. politician

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from ...

* Rafael Eitan, Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, and politician * Rafael Trujillo, former Dominican president (dictator) ;Arts * Rafael Castillo, Mexican-American editor, author, academician * Rafael Arevalo, Mexican-American Composer * Rafael Bittencourt, Brazilian power metal composer and songwriter * Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933-2014), Spanish conductor and composer * Rafael Kayanan, Filipino - American artist *

Raffaello da Urbino Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...

(1483–1520), known as Raphael, Italian painter ;Television * Rafael Araneda, Chilean television personality *

Rafael L. Silva Rafael L. Silva (born June 18, 1994) is a Brazilian-American actor. He is best known for his role as Carlos Reyes in '' 9-1-1: Lone Star''. Biography Silva was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. When he was little, he wanted to pursue a career in a ...

, Brazilian-American actor ;Sports * Rafael Alarçón, Brazilian squash player * Rafael Alkorta, Spanish former footballer * Rafael Álvarez (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player *

Rafael Álvarez (diver) Rafael Álvarez Serrano (born 29 October 1971 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas) is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World Univers ...

(born 1971), Spanish diver * Rafael Arevalo, Salvadoran tennis player * Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager * Rafael Carbonell, Cuban flyweight boxer * Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer *

Rafael Medina Rafael Medina Rodríguez (born 8 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

, Mexican footballer *

Rafael Mea Vitali Rafael Loreto Mea Vitali (born 17 February 1975, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally mean ...

, Venezuelan football defender *

Rafael Montiel Rafael Anibal Montiel Cuéllar (born June 28, 1981 in El Bagre) is a Colombian professional road cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . On 29 April 2015, Montiel won the opening stage of the Tour of the Gila, after catching the break ...

, Colombian road cyclist * Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player *

Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957 in Quezon City) Filipino bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion. He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling athlete to be awarded w ...

, Filipino bowler * Rafael Palmeiro, Major League Baseball player *

Rafael Pascual Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970, in Madrid) is a retired Spanish volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho", and "El León". He is widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time. A two-time Olympian ...

, Spanish volleyball player * Rafael Ramos, Puerto Rican boxer *

Rafael Romero Rafael Romero Sandrea (May 22, 1938 – August 15, 2021) was a Venezuelan track and field athlete, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. Romero won two meda ...

, Venezuelan track and field athlete * Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer * Rafael Zuñiga, Colombian boxer * Rafael dos Anjos, Brazilian mixed martial artist ;Brazilian footballers * Rafael Araújo Silva (1988), currently playing for Corinthians *

Rafael Cabral Barbosa Rafael Cabral Barbosa (born 20 May 1990), known as Rafael Cabral or simply Rafael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cruzeiro. Club career Santos Born in Sorocaba, Rafael joined Santos youth system in 2003. ...

(1990), currently playing for Napoli *

Rafael Godoi Pereira Rafael Godoi Pereira (born 7 May 1985) is a Brazilian football striker. Football career Godoi started his career at Ponte Preta. He signed a two-year contract with club in March 2003. In August 2006, he signed a three-year deal for Villa Rio ...

(1985), currently playing for FK Laktaši *

Rafael Pires Vieira Rafael Pires Vieira (born 1 August 1978), better known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian former football centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pi ...

(1978), currently playing for Mikkelin Kissat *

Rafael Pereira da Silva (footballer born 1980) Rafael Pereira da Silva (; born 13 March 1980) is a Brazilian right back who currently play for Miami Dade FC. Playing career In July 2004 he was signed by Serie A team Messina. He signed a two-year contract with Fluminense in January 200 ...

, retired former footballer * Rafael Pereira da Silva (footballer born 1990), currently playing for Lyon *

Rafael Schmitz Rafael Schmitz (born 17 December 1980) is a Brazilian retired footballer. He was a commanding central defender who was good in the air but also very agile and had good passing ability. Career Schmitz started his professional career at Malutrom, ...

(1980), currently playing for Valenciennes *

Rafael Silva Nascimento Rafael da Silva Nascimento (born 21 May 1984), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Oman Club in Oman First Division League. Club career Olaria Nascimento began his professional footballing career in Brazil with his parent club Olaria A ...

(1984), currently playing for Vasco * Rafael Sóbis (1985), currently playing for Internacional *

Rafael Vágner Dias Silva Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ...

(1983), currently playing for Náutico ;Saints * Rafael Arnáiz Barón, Spanish saint *

Rafael Guizar Valencia Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''R ...

, Mexican saint ;Fictional characters * Rafael Barba, ( Raúl Esparza) appearing on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Rafael Cuevas, the main protagonist appeared in Benjamin Pascual's novel ''Lalaki sa Dilim'' (lit. A Man In The Dark) * Rafael Solano, ( Justin Baldoni), a principal character on Jane the Virgin * Rafael, a toucan character in the animated film ''Rio'', played by George Lopez

Raphiael

Raphiael Putney Raphiael Rashad Putney (born April 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen. High school career Putney attended Woodbridge High School in Lake Ridge, Virginia for coach Chad ...

(born 1990), American basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

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