Raphaël name meaning
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What does Raphaël mean?
Raphaël's meaning is God has Healed or God Heals is used as a baby boy name. Its origin is in Hebrew is largely used in French. Raphaël is celebrated on September 29th.
How do I pronounce Raphaël?
raff-a-el is the most common way to pronounce three syllabled Raphaël.
Variants of Raphaël
How popular is the name Raphaël?
Raphaël is a popular in France where over 135037 new-borns have been given the name since 1900. At present peaking at the charts, the moniker grabbed the 2nd spot and 4591 baby boys were given the name.
In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 5 baby names 2 times A common name in Belgium having over 4046 recievers in 24 years of usage.
Currently peaked at the charts, it ranked 19th when 267 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
Raphaël is a familiar baby name in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names.
Recently in 2018, 76 babies were given Raphaël and it reached its peak ranking, 121 on boy names chart. Over 975 babies in Switzerland have been named Raphaël. The name is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 500 names.
Recently in 2016, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 483 on boy names chart when 30 babies were named Raphaël. There are over 112 babies that have been given the name Raphaël in Netherlands.
However things change on global perspective, Raphaël is extremely popular in DR Congo where every 1 in 700 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Tanzania, Cameroon, Nigeria, Brazil, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Israel, Zambia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Chad, Papua New Guinea, Benin, Germany, Rwanda and South Africa.
According to our evaluation, at least 660000 people have been bestowed Raphaël around the globe.
Facts
Raphaël in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 788 | 856 | 10 | 73 |
Other names liked by name hunters that are similar to Raphaël
- Amabelle - Used majorly in French new-fangled and offbeat, Amabelle is of Latin origin, a girl name, Amabelle means "Gracious"
- Alexane - Alexane's meaning is Repel or He Who Wards Off (Other) Men has origin in Old Greek chiefly used in French is bestowed upon girls
- Cylia - Isolated and Modernistic Cylia came from Latin, meaning of Cylia is "Blind" bestowed upon girls is used dominantly in French
- Abelhard came from Old High German is used in French, meaning of Abelhard is "Hardy or Honorable" is used as a boy name
- Hombeline - Meaning of Hombeline is Shadow or One That Works is used in French used as a baby girl name came from Latin
Famous people named Raphaël
- Raphaël Jeune, road bicycle racer from France
- Raphaël Piolanti, retired male hammer thrower from France
- Raphaël Alibert, ardent Roman Catholic convert and someone with strong royalist ideas
- Raphaël Poulain, former French rugby union player
- Raphaël Thierry, French visual artist, painter and illustrator
- Raphaël Blanchard, French doctor and entomologist
- Raphaël Faÿs, French jazz
- Raphaël Salem, scientist
- Raphaël Poirée, retired French biathlete
- Raphaël Nadjari, French-Israeli writer and director for film and television
- Raphaël Confiant, Martinican writer
- Raphaël Ibañez, retired French rugby union footballer
- Raphaël Haroche, French singer–songwriter and actor
- Raphaël Jacquelin, French professional golfer
- Raphaël Nadé, professional footballer
- Raphaël Fejtö, French actor, director, and author
- Raphaël Géminiani, French former road bicycle racer
- Raphaël Collin, French painter born and raised in Paris
- Raphaël Lévy, professional Magic: The Gathering player
- Raphaël Bohren, Swiss figure skater
- Raphaël Wicky, is a former Swiss footballer who played as a defense or defensive midfielder and who retired from football practice in March 2009.
- Raphaël Amor is well-known for his acting in tvMiniSeries Prigioniera di una vendetta
Lists having Raphaël
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with R
- Hebrew Boy Names
- French Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in France (2018)
- Popular Boy Names in Belgium (2018)
- Baby Names that mean God
- Baby Names that mean Healed
- Baby Names that mean Heals