Ravello
Ravello Origin and Meaning
Ravello is an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast. It's a popular travel destination and was a favorite spot for many notable creatives, including Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and Tennessee Williams.
With its cool -o ending, sharp V sound, and slight similarity to Rafael, Ravello could work as a bold but not outrageous choice. In fact, two celebrities have already picked it: Woody Harrelson used it as the middle name of his daughter Makani in 2006, and British reality TV star Lucy Mecklenburgh gave it as a middle to her son Roman in 2020.
The exact meaning of the name is unknown, but theories include that it emerged from the Latin rebello meaning "revolt" or "wage war" or from the Italian rivellino (likely derived from Latin), referring to a type of fortification also known as a ravelin.