Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
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Rafael
Rafael may refer to:
* Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin
* Rafael, California
* Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology
* Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane
Fiction
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People
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Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks, and has finish ...
(born 1986), Spanish tennis player
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Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez
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Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who most recently managed club Everton.
Benítez joined Real Madrid's coaching staff at the age of 26, going on to work as the under- ...
(born 1960), Spanish football manager and former player
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (born 25 May 1984) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won four times. He has also played on the PGA Tour.
Early life and family
Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. ...
(born 1984), Spanish golfer
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Rafa Gálvez (born 1993), Spanish footballer
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Rafa Gil
Rafael "Rafa" Gil Sánchez (born 11 October 1975) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim II FC.
Manager career
Born in Tolox, Málaga, Andalusia, Gil began his managerial career at local CD Alha ...
(born 1975), Spanish football manager
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Rafa Gómez (born 1983), Spanish footballer
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Rafa (footballer, born 1970), Spanish retired football goalkeeper
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Rafa Jordà (born 1984), Spanish footballer
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Rafa Luz (born 1992), Spanish basketball player
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Rafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez (; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current head coach of Spanish team Barcelona Atlètic. Nicknamed '' El Káiser'', he is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and o ...
(born 1979), Mexican footballer
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Rafa Martínez (born 1982), Spanish basketball player
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Rafa Mir (born 1997), Spanish footballer
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Rafa Navarro (footballer, born 1994), Spanish footballer
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Rafael Páez (born 1994), Spanish footballer
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Rafa Pérez (born 1990), Colombian footballer
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Rafael Ponzo (born 1978), Venezuelan football goalkeeper
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Rafa Silva (born 1993), Portuguese footballer
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Rafa Soares (born 1995), Portuguese footballer
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Rafa Villar (born 1968), Spanish writer and poet
Fictional characters
* Rafa, in the TV series ''
Royal Pains
''Royal Pains'' (stylized ℞oyalPains) is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series was based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies. The ca ...
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Spanish-language hypocorisms
Portuguese masculine given names