Origin: Hebrew
meaning: “healing God”
feminine form of Rafael, Raphael
Best Nicknames:
Raf, Raffi, Ella, Ellie
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Rafaella, Raffaella, Raphaela, Raphaella
Rafaela Book Quotes:
“If you lived in old Nicaragua, and your name was Rafaela Herrara…” Uppity Women of the New World (2001)
“…she received in baptism the name Rafaela Maria Stefania” New Saints and Blesseds of the Catholic Church, Vol. 2 (2003)
Famous people named Rafaela or its variations
1. Rafaela Franić (b. 1990), Croatian model
2. Raffaella Carrà (b. 1943), Italian entertainer
aka la Carrà or Raffaella
3. Blessed Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga, Basque community
reformer, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1984
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Rafaela Middle Names
Rafaela Ainhoa
Rafaela Gabrielle
Rafaela Ladonna
Rafaela Maia
Rafaela Trinidad
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