Rafa name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Arabic, Hebrew and Spanish
Usage: Arabic and Kannada
Pronunciation: r(a)-fa
Meaning: Happiness, Prosperity, Well-being, Female Version of Raphael, God Heals, Clemency and Sweetness
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What does Rafa mean?

Rafa's meaning is Happiness, Prosperity, Well-being, Female Version of Raphael, God Heals, Clemency or Sweetness is predominantly used in Kannada and Arabic and is used for both genders is originated from Spanish, Hebrew and Arabic.

Rafa is short form of Raphael. Raphael is English and German cognate of Rafael. Anomalous Raphael has its origin in Hebrew, Raphael means "Healed by God, God has Healed and God Heals".

How do I pronounce Rafa?

The two syllabled name Rafa is pronounced, r(a)-fa.

Variants of Rafa

Rafah

Names that rhyme with Rafa

How popular is the name Rafa?

Rafa is an uncommon baby name in United States where it is still in use. Also, it is uncommon in England and Wales, where it has been in use since 1999 and peaked in 2015 when it ranked 2707th.

Rafa is a rare baby name in France still in use today and also in Belgium. But Rafa is a popular baby name in Poland where every 1 in 5000 have the name.

At least, 30000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
201887748
2017157945
201595447
201281439121868
201187568
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Here's what numbers has to say about Rafa

You try to teach others to follow your example and work hard on their dreams but they ignore you, thinking you are losing time. Failure is a part of success and everyone knows it. Situations and people don't bother you much unless they concern you in some way. You like to go back to your past and fix your mistakes in your head. You have a sharp focus and highly developed sense of intuition. You are the most self-motivated person you know.

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  •  Jasara - Specifically used in Tamil and Arabic anomalous, Jasara is used as a baby girl name, meaning of Jasara is "Boldness or Bold"
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Famous people named Rafa

  • Rafa, Spanish professional footballer
  • Rafaela Salvadori in Moo Moo and the Three Witches as Actress
  • Rafaela Aparicio in El mar y el tiempo as Actress
  • Rafaela Pugh in Born of War as Actress
  • Rafaella Biscayn in The Chauffeur as Actress
  • Rafaella Hutchinson in Episode #2.2 as Actress
  • Rafa Berges Rafael Berges Martín is a Spanish coach and ex-player who played in the left-back position.
  • Rafa Castejón acted in movie Moscow Gold

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