Message: "Raphael" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Raphael

by solveig (zfluffyboots)

9/22/2019, 2:30 PM

We have been discussing this name lately. We can't agree on a nickname - husband doesn't like Rafe and we both find Raffi childish. Raf seems incomplete.

The dumbest thing I've ever heard is that it should only be spelled Rafael and used by Hispanics. My family only sees the connection to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, also problematic.

I've always loved the name, it's history, and it's meaning. My husband loves the Book of Tobit where the archangel is mentioned.

Thoughts? We both like Julian Raphael, even if it seems pretentious.

#Raphael

This message was edited 9/22/2019, 2:30 PM

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