Ռաֆայել

Armenian

Etymology

Modification of older Ռափայել (Ṙapʻayel) under the influence of European languages where this name is usually pronounced with an [f].

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ռաֆայել • (Ṙafayel) (traditional orthography spelling Ռաֆայէլ)

  1. a male given name, Rafayel. Equivalent to Raphael
  2. (biblical) Raphael

Declension

Synonyms

  • (given name, diminutives) Ռաֆիկ (Ṙafik), Ռաֆո (Ṙafo), Ռաֆ (Ṙaf)

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1948) “Ռափայէլ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 26) (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 315
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