How do you pronounce the name Raphael?

[Araminkin]

Is it Ray-fill or Ra-fa-el? (I have no kids in school yet so excuse my phonic spelling!)

Raff-Eye-El

Raf eye el

Ra-fie-ell

Ra-fy-ell I think!

Always wanted a Rafa, lovely name.

I would say Raf-eye-el. Never heard anyone say Ray-fil but perhaps it's a localised thing?

I'd hesitate between Raff-aye-el and Raff-ay-el. Suspect both are correct depending on accent. How much you emphasise the middle bit seems to vary too - the tennis player seems to be more like Raff-ale whereas if I was talking about the archangel as you do Id give it three distinct syllables Raff-ay-el.

Lovely name. Wimped out on using it for DS, it will have to be the cat now!

Raf-eye-ell

Like it is in Bible readings.

Lovely name

Raf A L

Raf-ah-el

Could be Raffi when little, and Raf as a teen

I'd pronounce it Raff-eye-El, but the local school to me is always pronounced St RAYF-ee-ul.

Raf. Eye. El

Raf-eye-el

Raf-eye-el

Raff-i-el

Raff-ahh-ell

Raf-eye-ell

RAFF-eye-ell

Raff-ay-ell

So short 'a' like apple, then long 'a' like ace. But it looks like I am in the minority!

Raff-eye-el

RAY-fell, for an English person with the name. If Spanish RAFF-eye-el.

Hmm...So that is one Ray-fell (2 syllables) and the others variations on Raff-eye-el (3 syllables). I always thought that the 2 syllable version is the English one and the 3 syllable one is the Spanish. Is that not correct then?

That is correct.

In French it's Raf eye Elle

Raf - ah - el.