Rafał

See also: rafal, Rafal, and Rȧfȧł

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Rāphāēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.faw/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -afaw
  • Syllabification: Ra‧fał

Proper noun

Rafał m pers

  1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Raphael

Declension

Declension of Rafał
singular plural
nominative Rafał Rafałowie/Rafały (deprecative)
genitive Rafała Rafałów
dative Rafałowi Rafałom
accusative Rafała Rafałów
instrumental Rafałem Rafałami
locative Rafale Rafałach
vocative Rafale Rafałowie

Further reading

  • Rafał in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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