Raffaella

Meaning of Raffaella

Raffaella is an Italian feminine given name, etymologically rooted in the Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Raphaʼel), “God has healed,” and functioning as the gendered counterpart to Raffaello; it carries with it the weight of Judeo-Christian tradition through its association with the Archangel Raphael, a figure of divine intercession, and with the Italian Renaissance master Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known in the Anglo-American sphere as Raphael. In contemporary usage within the United States, Raffaella remains comparatively rare—registered twenty times in 2024 and ranked 930th among female names—yet it has exhibited a consistently modest presence in the lower end of the top thousand over recent decades, reflecting a preference for its classical resonance and cultural heritage among those seeking a distinctive but historically grounded appellation.

Pronunciation

Italian

• Pronunced as rah-fah-EL-lah (/rafaˈɛlla/)

• Raphaela
• Rafaela
• Rafaella
• Raphaella
• Raffaela