Raphael
Language: Hebrew
Pronunciation: re-fah-eel
Meaning: “God has healed”
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Paul
Language: Greek
Pronunciation: PAU-los
Meaning: his is the Greek form of the Latin name, Paulus, which means “small” or “humble” in Latin:
mercy
Language: Hebrew
Pronunciation: CCe-sed
Meaning: “mercy”, “lovingkindness” or “loyal love”
Mary
Mary, or Mariam, two alternative forms in Greek, which come from the Hebrew name, Miriam, could mean “sea of bitterness”, “rebelliousness”, and “wished for child”. But it is probably an Egyptian name, and may be derived partially from mry “beloved” or mr “love”. Here are the Greek forms”:
maranata
“Come Lord” in Aramaic
Actually, as mentioned in the comments below, this is a Greek transliteration (and so with Greek script) of the Aramaic phrase:
