MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rey Rafael mean?
The complete Rey Rafael form is independently attested in a given-name field. Rey is a Reynaldo short form, also Spanish king.
Rafael is a Raphael form with Hebrew God heals roots. These are separate historical accounts within one recorded compound. They should not be turned into a new literal sentence or treated as evidence of a particular family’s unstated naming intention.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Spanish
Parts of this name
Similar names to Rey Rafael
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Names in this collection
- Rafael♂God has healed
- Esmael♂Maguindanao form in the Ismail name family
- Israel♂Traditionally “one who wrestles with God”
- Nathanael♂God has given
- Raphael♂God has healed
- Reagan♂♀From Ó Riagáin, “descendant of Riagán”
- Remrem♂♀Familiar form of Remy or Remedios
- Renren♂Familiar form of Rainer
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
REY RAFAEL
· CSV row 11,997 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Rey (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — reynaldo (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — reynold (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Rafael (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — raphael (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Rey (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Rafael (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Rafael (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Rafael (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)