name
Rafael
Hah-fah-EL
/ʁafaˈɛw/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Rafael
Sounds like
The initial ‘R’ is a throaty Brazilian ‘h’.
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Meaning
- God has healed; the form of Raphael.
- Gender
- male
Common mispronunciations
RAF-ee-elruh-FY-el
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tee-AH-goh
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