Rafael López: Hi, my name is Rafael López. Rafael in Spanish is spelled R-A-F-A-E-L. You pronounce it correctly by rolling your R, which is not easy to do. Just try it and you'll feel your tongue doing funny things. The origin of my name is Hebrew, where they spell it, R-A-P-H-A-E-L, and it means, "God has healed." Did you know that originally this name was given to girls? Many girls are still named Raphael. I like my name, and I like saying it because it tickles my tongue when I say it.