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Raffaella

English translation/equivalent: Raffaella

Origin: Derived from the Hebrew Repha'el, composed of rapha, "to heal," and from El, an abbreviation for Elohim, which means "God." Means "God heals, God will heal."

Name Day/Onomastico: Traditionally celebrated January 6 in honor of the Blessed Raffaella Maria, founder of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (died 1925).

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Raffaele

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