Raffaele

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Raffaele. === Proper noun === Raffaele (plural Raffaeles) A surname from Italian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Raffaele is the 25314th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 978 individuals. Raffaele is most common among White (89.26%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raffaele”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /raf.faˈɛ.le/ Rhymes: -ɛle Hyphenation: Raf‧fa‧è‧le === Proper noun === Raffaele m a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Raphael Raphael, the Archangel (biblical character) === Proper noun === Raffaele m or f by sense a surname originating as a patronymic ==== Related terms ==== Raffaella (feminine)