Rafael

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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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Pronunciation

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

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 388th (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

 
 

  • 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/
  • 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

Related terms

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
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