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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Raphael m. Hebrew לאֵפָרָ 'God has healed'.

The name of one of the four archangels. Wyclif (1395): Raphael.

England
English
● 1573 Raphaell bruton-vol1 p. 40
France
Latin
● 1579 Raphael (abl) FlorLyon p. 40
Germany
Early New High German
● 1497 Raphael Nurn1497 214
Spain
Latin
● 1487 Raphaelis (gen) carbonell p. 12; 1488 Raphael (nom) ibid. p. 17, Raphaelis (gen) ibid. p. 23; 1490 Raphael (nom) ibid. p. 43, Raphaelis (gen) ibid. p. 42
Catalan
● 1510 Rafel valencia1510 1627, Raphel ibid. 3737
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