# Rafael
## English
### Etymology

Compare Spanish Rafael, Portuguese Rafael.

### Proper noun

Rafael (plural Rafaels)
* 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: (Central, Balearic) [rə.fəˈɛl]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ra.faˈɛl]
* Rhymes: -ɛl

### Proper noun

Rafael m
* (biblical) Raphael
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

### Proper noun

Rafael m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Rafael: Rafaelsson
* daughter of Rafael: Rafaelsdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑfɑel/, [ˈrɑ̝fɑ̝e̞l]
* Rhymes: -ɑfɑel
* Hyphenation: Ra‧fa‧el

### Proper noun

Rafael
* Raphael (biblical character)
* a male given name

#### Declension

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)
* a male given name, a less common variant of Raphael

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.faˈɛw/ [ha.faˈɛʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.faˈɛw/ [ha.faˈɛʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁa.faˈɛw/ [χa.faˈɛʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛl/ [ʁɐ.fɐˈɛɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛl/ [ʁɐ.fɐˈɛɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.fɐˈɛ.li/
* Hyphenation: Ra‧fa‧el

### Proper noun

Rafael m (plural Rafaéis)
* (biblical) Raphael (an archangel)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Raphael

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrafael]

### Proper noun

Rafael m pers (female equivalent Rafaelová)
* a male surname

### Further reading

* “Rafael”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rafaˈel/ [ra.faˈel]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: Ra‧fa‧el

### Proper noun

Rafael m
* (biblical) Raphael
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael

### Proper noun

Rafael m or f by sense
* 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)
* Raphael (biblical character)
* 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).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ɾafaˈʔel/ [ɾɐ.fɐˈʔɛl]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /ɾapaˈʔel/ [ɾɐ.pɐˈʔɛl]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: Ra‧fa‧el

### Proper noun

Rafaél (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜁᜎ᜔)
* a male given name from Spanish