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“Rival” is a masculine given name, it is derived from Hebrew portmanteau word of “Raphael”, combined from rāp̄ā (רָפָא, ‘he has healed’) and ēl (אֵל, ‘God’), thus it can be roughly translated as ‘He who has been healed by God’ or ‘He who has been restored by God’. This name is popular in Indonesia and Western Europe, and can be spelled as Reval, Revaldi, Rivaldi, Rafael, Raphael, Raphaël, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael depending on the language. In Brazil and Portugal, the given name “Rivaldo” also share similar root and meaning. The person named as “Rival” is loyal, compassionate, and affectionate. He likes the challenges and has a flexible personality. He wanted to live in peace and desired intellectual conformity with his mate.
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