Rafaela

Spanish and Portuguese version of Hebrew Raphaela

"God has healed"

Rafaela Origin and Meaning

The name Rafaela is a girl's name of Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "God has healed".

Spell it Rafaela (Spanish), Raffaella (Italian), Rafaela (German), or Raphaela (Hebrew), this is a euphonious and lovely name with a dark-eyed, long-flowing-haired image, which is, like Gabriella and Isabella, beginning to be drawn into the American mainstream.

Girls star Jemima Kirke named her daughter Rafaella Isreal--and her son Memphis.

Rafaela Rank in US Top 1000

# 865 in the US

Rafaela Popularity

• 1651 Nameberry 2024
• 472 Germany 2016
• 47 Portugal 2014
• 35 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Rafaela

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• Thomasina
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Famous People Named Rafaela

• Rafaela Franić Croatian model (Hrvatski Top Model Cycle 2)
• Rafaela de Herrera (y Torreynosa) national heroine of Nicaragua
• Rafaela Ottiano Italian,American actress
• Rafaela de Miranda Travalão Brazilian footballer
• Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga beatified Spanish founder of a religious order
• Saint Rafaela Porras Ayllón Spanish professed religious
• Rafaela Silva Brazilian judoka

Rafaela in Pop Culture

• Rafaela de la Vega Martinez main character in Mexican telenovela "Rafaela"
• Rafaela character in manga Claymore by Norihiro Yagi