I was talking to a few friends at work about the name and I was surprised at how they pronounced it. I pronounce raf-i-el, very quickly. They pronounced raph-i-el, with the first syllable stretched out. I HIGHLY dislike that pronunciation. And that's why I'm asking you guys how you pronounce it. I knocked Katarina off the list because so many people used kat instead of kaht...it might be time to knock Raphael off as well.