Raphaella spelling

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DH has chosen our boy's name if DC is a boy (due Aug/Sep). The girl's name is up to me, and I really love Raphaella.

The question is, how to spell it.

Raphaella
Raphaela
Rafaella
Rafaela

DH is Israeli, and I think the most common 'Hebrew' spelling in English would be Raphaela. But does that look strange?

The more I look at the spellings, the more they ALL look strange!

Help!

I think Raphaella looks over complicated, all the others look fine. I would probably go with Rafaella

Rafaela is amazing

Raphaela looks right to me. A double L looks slightly fussy I think.

Rafaela would be the Spanish / Italian alternative.

Raphaella is the only spelling I've heard of.

Rafaella looks like a version for people who can't spell (sorry!) but that might just be me as I'm not familiar with it.

It's going to be easier for her to learn to spell Rafaela...

It's going to be easier for her to learn to spell Rafaela...

Why? When they're young, they have no preconceived ideas about phonics. They learn to write their name first. An understanding of typical uses of letter combinations comes later.

One of my DC has a name that isn't spelled how you would guess, phonetically (as not an English name). But he had no trouble learning to spell it as he hadn't learned the rules that go with the letters in his name. It was just his name.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Luckily I have a good while to decide.

With a ph rather than an f. The l's i'm sure about!

not sure about on the l's that should be!

I prefer with a ph :)

Love this name and the Raphaella spelling. Love the nn Raffy

Raphaela looks right to me. With an “f” it’s Spanish looking, with the double l it looks fussy.

Rafaela. Fab name.

Is it a sort of chocolate? A bit like the Ferrero rocher?

This name is the top of our girls list too, it was the name of the sonographer at the 20 weeks scan and have loved it since. Will you use the full name or shorten it do you think?

I prefer one of the ‘ph’ versions, one of my boys has a name starting with Ph and he’s he no issues with spelling it etc.

I like Rafaela

My preferred spelling would be Rafaella.

I prefer Rafaella.

Beautiful name

You've missed out the Italian spelling, just to confuse you more!
Raffaella.

All the Rafael / Rafaelas I know are Greek or Spanish so the "f" and one "l" looks right to me.

I prefer Rafaela or possibly Rafaella.
I know a Raphaella and it always looks too long to me!

Raphaëlle in French, just to be helpful ;-)

I think I'm leaning towards Raphaela but will discuss with DH. Middle name will be a two syllable Yiddish name after his gran. Surname rhymes with Kravitz. I love Raphy/Raffy as a nickname.

Really hope it's a girl now (obviously we'll be delighted with a boy too)

If you have a boy it can be Rafferty. Same nickname!

Or Raphael... I love the name Raphael.