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♂ Rafal
What does Rafal mean?
Rafal 
as a name for boys is a Hebrew name, and the meaning of the name Rafal is "healing God". Rafal is an alternate form of Raphael (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Ra-
ASSOCIATED WITH healing (life)
Variations
VARIANTS Raffael, Rafel, Rafaelle, Rafael▲
RELATIONS VIA RAPHAEL Rafaello, Rafaelo, Rafe, Rafello, Ravel
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Radfal, ..
(female) Rala, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rafal Mariano (R.M.), ..
How popular is Rafal?
Rafal is an uncommon given name for males but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#86341 out of 150436, Top 57%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Rafal (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Rafael (#258 FROM RECENT DATA), Raphael (#527) and Rafe. Other forms, like Rafaelo, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Rafal was widespread among parents in 2018 (MEDIAN #928). Rafael has been the overall favorite, although Raphael seems to be getting popular too. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Danal, Gamal, Hamal, Jalal, Jamal▼, Kamal, Laval, Magal, Natal, Rafa, Rafee, Rafer, Raff, Raffi, Raffy, Rafi, Rafik, Rafiq, Raham, Raja, Rajah, Rajan, Rama, Ranald, Randal▼, Randl (see Randall), Raoul, Raul, Ronal and Royal▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Rafal.
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