Message: "Raphaël / Raphaëlle"

[Opinions] Raphaël / Raphaëlle

by Katiuscia (OnyxMoon)

11/27/2019, 10:40 PM

Thoughts on Raphaël / Raphael for a boy and Raphaëlle for a girl?

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#Raphaël #Raphaëlle

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- sambchop

12/1/2019, 7:16 AM

I love both, but I really, really adore Raphaëlle. It's super popular right now in my province. I just think it looks so pretty. Raphaël is very handsome to me. I get the same feel from it that I get from Gabriel.

- Sparrow (Andrew Sparrow)

11/29/2019, 6:58 AM

I think Raphael and Rafael are attractive, strong names for a male. I used to love these names (Raphael Simon especially), but now they've lost a bit of their luster due to association.

The feminine forms are evocative, but too ostentatious for me.

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- Belphoebe +1

11/28/2019, 7:22 AM

I think Raphael is one of the most handsome names out there. Along with Julian and Sebastian.

Raphaëlle Is refreshing on a girl. Raphaëlle & Marcella too much?

- Katiuscia (OnyxMoon)

11/28/2019, 10:55 PM

They sound nice together, maybe if it was Raphaelle and Marcelle or Raffaella and Marcella it would be.

- Ninor (Frozten)

11/28/2019, 4:34 AM

I like Raphael (and Rafael). I especially love how it looks, and not so much how it sounds and especially when pronounced in Swedish. So it wasn't on my list for long when I was about to name my son, but I'd love to meet an Raphael/Rafael.

Raphaelle seems over the top and I don't like the look of it either.

- Felie +1

11/28/2019, 4:13 AM

Hi !!!!

I prefer the masculine forms of this name.

Raphaël is aesthetically beautiful! I love names with the ë.

I dislike the suffix -ella because it has become cutesy and horribly trendy.

My favourite forms of this names are: Rafael, Raffaele and Raffaello.

- Katiuscia (OnyxMoon)

11/28/2019, 10:53 PM

I love accent marks and French names, yet they don't allow them in some US states. They make the name look so sophisticated.

The spelling Raffaele looks very nice, though I don't think I have seen it before. Rafael is 526 in the US, whereas Rafael is 258. There is a lot of Spanish speakers and Hispanic people in the US which is probably why as Rafael is the Spanish spelling.

- aussiechic04

11/28/2019, 3:51 AM

Raphael is very handsome. I prefer Raphaela for a girl. Raphaelle somehow looks too contrived/over the top to me, which is silly because it's the same logically as Gabriel and Gabrielle.

- PrincessZ

11/28/2019, 2:06 AM

I don't like either, but especially the feminine version.

- ari.

11/28/2019, 1:49 AM

I like Raphaël for a boy, but dislike the feminine version.

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