Ravil or Rawil ( tt-Cyrl, Равил; the feminine form is Равиля ''Ravilya'') is a given name widespread among the Tatars and Bashkirs. The origin of the name remains uncertain. According to one version, it is derived from the Hebrew name
Reuel
Reuel or Raguel (; Edomite: 𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋, ''RʿʾL''), meaning "God shall pasture" or more specifically " El shall pasture" (as a shepherd does with his flock) is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and religious figures.
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(רְעוּאֵל) meaning "friend of God", whereas in the Tatar language it has three different meanings: "young man", "wanderer" or "traveler", and "the spring sun".
The name may refer to:
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Ravil Aryapov
Ravil Velimukhamedovich Aryapov (russian: Равиль Велимухамедович Аряпов; born 1 February 1948, in Stavropol, now Tolyatti) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of July 2009, he is an assist ...
(born 1948), Russian association football manager and former player
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Ravil Fazleyev (born 1960), Russian former ice hockey defenceman
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Rawil Gaynetdin
Rawil Gaynutdin (born Ravil Ismagilovich Gaynutdinov, russian: Рави́ль Исмаги́лович Гайнутди́нов; tt-Cyrl, Равил Гайнетдин, Равил Исмәгыйл улы Гайнетдинев) born on August 25, ...
(born 1959), Grand Mufti of Russia
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Ravil Geniatulin
Ravil Faritovich Geniatulin (russian: Рави́ль Фари́тович Гениату́лин; tt-Cyrl, Равил Фәрит улы Гыйниятуллин, translit=Rawil Fərit uğlı Ğiniətullin; born 20 December 1955 in Chita) was t ...
(born 1955), Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, since 1996
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Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov (born 1962), Russian citizen who is alleged to have ties to terrorism
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Ravil Gusmanov
Ravil Midekhatovich Gusmanov (russian: Равиль Мидехатович Гусманов, born July 25, 1972) is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger, formerly of Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental ...
(born 1972), Russian ice hockey left winger
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Ravil Khabutdinov
Ravil Nezamovich Khabutdinov (russian: Равиль Незамович Хабутдинов; 15 December 1928 – 1 November 1997) was a weightlifter from Russia. He started training in weightlifting in 1948 while serving in the Soviet Army. In 1 ...
(1928–1997), Soviet weightlifter and Russian coach
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Ravil Manafov
Ravil Manafov (born 1988) is a Kazakhstani water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6 ft 4 inches tall and was born in Alma-Ata
Almaty (; kk, ...
(born 1988), Kazakhstani water polo player
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Rawil Menzeleýew
Rawil Menzeleýew (russian: Равиль Алиевич Мензелеев; born 1942 in Turkmenistan, USSR) is a Turkmenistan professional football player and manager.
Career
In 1965 he began his professional career for the Soviet First League c ...
(born 1942), Soviet association football player and Turkmenistan manager
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Ravil Mingazov
Ravil Kamilevich Mingazov is a citizen of Russia who was held in extrajudicial detention for almost fifteen years in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
The Department of Defense reports that Mingazov was born on Decemb ...
(born 1967), citizen of Russia and detainee in the US Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
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Ravil Nachaev
Ravil Nachaev (also ''Ravil Nagayev'', rus, Равиль Начаев; born June 17, 1974 in Tashkent) is an Uzbek former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and ...
(born 1974), Uzbek former swimmer
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Ravil Netfullin
Ravil Syagidovich Netfullin (russian: Равиль Сягидович Нетфуллин; born 3 March 1993) is a Russian professional football player of Tatar descent who plays for FC Khimki.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Premie ...
(born 1993), Russian association football player
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Ravil Sabitov
Ravil Rufailovich Sabitov (russian: Равиль Руфаилович Сабитов; born 8 March 1968) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is a coach with Riga FC Academy.
Club career
As a player, he made his debut ...
(born 1968), Russian association football manager and former player
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Ravil Safiullin
Ravil Safiullin ( uk, Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович; born February 4, 1955, in Makiivka) was Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports.
Biography
Ravil Safiullin was born in a Tatar family. Prior to his ministerial position, Safiu ...
(born 1955), Ukrainian businessman and politician
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Ravil Tagir
Ravil Tagir (born 6 May 2003) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defender (association football), defender for Belgian club K.V.C. Westerlo, Westerlo, on loan from Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir F.K., İstan ...
(born 2003), Turkish association football player
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Ravil Umyarov (born 1962), Russian association football manager and former player
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Ravil Valiyev (born 1966), Soviet and Russian association football player
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