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Rafael (male)

Variants:Rafal (M) Rafel (M) Raffaele (M) Raffaello (M) Raphael (M)
Diminutive(s):Rafa (M)
Feminine form:Rafaela (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

German, Spanish and Portuguese form of Raphael, from Hebrew "God heals".

Rafa is a Spanish short form.
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