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Rafael
Rafael
Catalan
Proper noun
Rafael m
- A male given name, cognate of English Raphael
- Raphael (biblical character)
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
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Rafael |
| Accusative | Rafael |
| Dative | Rafaeli |
| Genitive | Rafaels |
Finnish
Etymology
From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).
Proper noun
Rafael
- Raphael (biblical character)
- A male given name
Declension
| Inflection of Rafael (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rafael | Rafaelit | |
| genitive | Rafaelin | Rafaelien | |
| partitive | Rafaelia | Rafaeleja | |
| illative | Rafaeliin | Rafaeleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Rafael | Rafaelit | |
| accusative | nom. | Rafael | Rafaelit |
| gen. | Rafaelin | ||
| genitive | Rafaelin | Rafaelien | |
| partitive | Rafaelia | Rafaeleja | |
| inessive | Rafaelissa | Rafaeleissa | |
| elative | Rafaelista | Rafaeleista | |
| illative | Rafaeliin | Rafaeleihin | |
| adessive | Rafaelilla | Rafaeleilla | |
| ablative | Rafaelilta | Rafaeleilta | |
| allative | Rafaelille | Rafaeleille | |
| essive | Rafaelina | Rafaeleina | |
| translative | Rafaeliksi | Rafaeleiksi | |
| instructive | — | Rafaelein | |
| abessive | Rafaelitta | Rafaeleitta | |
| comitative | — | Rafaeleineen | |
German
Proper noun
Rafael m (genitive Rafael or Rafaels)
- A male given name, a less common spelling of Raphael.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).
Proper noun
Rafael m
- (biblical) Raphael (an archangel)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Raphael
Spanish
Etymology
From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).
Proper noun
Rafael m
- Raphael (biblical character)
- A male given name.
Related terms
- Rafaela (feminine form)
Swedish
Etymology
From Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).
Proper noun
Rafael
- Raphael (biblical character)
- A male given name of biblical origin; sometimes used as a Christianized form of Ragnvald.