Raffaele
/raf.faˈɛːle/noun
An Italian masculine given name, corresponding to Raphael in English.
Did you know?In Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, Raphael is an archangel associated with healing, making Raffaele one of the rare everyday names rooted in angelic identity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*r-p-ʾ
“To heal or restore; the consonantal root underlying the name’s healing sense.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רְפָאֵל (Rəfāʾēl)
“God has healed, or God heals.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ῥαφαήλ (Rhaphaḗl)
“The Greek form of the Hebrew angelic name Raphael.”
Late Latin
Latin
Raphael
“The Latin form used for the archangel’s name.”
Medieval Italian
Italian
Raffaele
“Italian development of Raphael, used as a masculine personal name.”
Modern Italian
Italian
Raffaele
“A contemporary Italian given name, traditionally associated with the archangel Raphael.”