Draft:Rafael

Rafael
Gender	male
Language(s)	Azerbaijani language, Czech language, Finnish language, Hebrew language, Indonesian language, Macedonian language, Portuguese language, Romanian language, Slovenian language, Spanish language, Tagalog language.
Origin
Language(s)	Israel
Other names
Related names	Raphael

Submission declined on 22 June 2025 by Gobonobo (talk).

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Submission declined on 22 June 2025 by Kovcszaln6 (talk).

The proposed article does not have sufficient content to require an article of its own, but it could be merged into the existing article at Raphael (given name). Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, you are welcome to add that information yourself. Thank you.

Declined by Kovcszaln6 89 minutes ago.

Comment: There is no need for a separate article for the spelling 'Rafael'. The Raphael (given name) article already has a section for 'Rafael'. gobonobo ⁺ ^c 18:44, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Rafael is a masculine given name. It is a version of the name Raphael in multiple languages, for example, Azerbaijani, Czech, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Tagalog.

History

It originates from the name Raphael. It means "God has healed" and has it's roots from Israel. Multiple countries adapted this to the present name.^[1]

Notable people named Rafael

There are multiple, but below are examples.

Retired Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (Born June 3, 1986)
Dominican dictator and military officer Rafael Trujillo (October 24, 1891 - May 30, 1961)
Cuban American former baseball player Rafael Palmeiro (Born September 24, 1964)
Israeli general Rafael Eitan (January 11, 1929 - November 23, 2004)
Politician, Economist, and former Ecuador president Rafael Correa (Born April 6, 1963)

References

^ "Rafael - Baby name meaning, origin, and popularity". BabyCenter. Retrieved 2025-06-22.

[1] "Rafael - Baby name meaning, origin, and popularity". BabyCenter. Retrieved 2025-06-22.

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