Rachel (given name)

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Gender Female Meaning ewe, one with purity		Word/name Hebrew Nickname(s) Rae Rach

Pronunciation /ˈreɪtʃəl/ RAY-chəl, French: [ʁaˈʃɛl], German: [ʁaˈxɛl] (Germany) or [raˈxɛl] (Austria/Switzerland), Dutch: [ˈrɑxɛl] Related names Rachael, Rae, Rahel, Rahela, Raquel, Raye, Ruchel

Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Standard Raḥel Tiberian Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl‎‎), Arabic: راحیل, Rāḥīl‎‎); also spelled Rachael, meaning "ewe") is a feminine given name. The name ranks in the top hundred most popular names for girls in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia as well as in Israel. According to United States Social Security card applications in 2005, the name Rachel ranked 38th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby girls. Statistics for England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics show a decline in popularity of the name: it was the 9th most popular name given to baby girls in 1984, but only 235th in 2014.

Variants

Raechel (English)

Rachael (English)

Rachela (Polish)

Rachele (Italian)

Raquel (Portuguese)

Rachelle (French)

Racquel (English)

Ráhel (Hungarian)

Rahel/Rachel (German, Hebrew, Polish, Welsh)

Rahela (Hawaiian, Romanian)

Rahil (Russian)

Ráichéal (Irish)

Raahel (Malayalam)

Ραχήλ (Rachíl) (Greek)

Raakel (Finnish)

Rakel (Scandinavian)

රාකෙල් (Rakel) (Sinhala)

Raichel (Tamil)

Rakhil (Russian)

Rakhila (Russian)

Raheli (Swahili)

Rakul (Faroese)

Raquel (Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Spanish)

Rashel (Russian)

Rashka (Hebrew)

Rashke (Hebrew)

Rechell (Hebrew)

Ruchel (Yiddish)

Raakel (Finnish)

راحیل (Raaheel) (Arabic)

ریچل (Rachel) (Urdu)

People named Rachel

Rachel, the wife of Jacob (biblical)

Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva (1st century)

Rachel, a French singer of the 1960s

Rachel Allen (1972–), Irish celebrity chef

Rokhl Auerbakh (Rachel Auerbach) (1903–1976), Polish-Israeli writer, essayist, historian, and Holocaust scholar

Rachel Bilson (1981–), American actress

Rachel Bluwstein (1890–1931), usually referred to simply as "Rachel", Hebrew-language poet from pre-state Israel

Rachel Bolan, born James Southworth (1966–), bassist of Skid Row

Rachel Brosnahan (1990–), American actress

Rachel Carson (1907–1964), US environmentalist, scientist

Rachel Chalkowski (1939–), Israeli midwife and gemach organiser

Rachel Corrie (1973–2003), American political activist

Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1922–1998), American author

Rachel Crow (1998–), American actress and singer

Rachel Entwistle née Souza (1980–2006), American murder victim

Rachel Félix (1821–1858), 19th-century French actress (born Elisabeth Rachel Félix, better known only as Mademoiselle Rachel)

Rachel G. Fox (1996–), American actress and singer

Rachel Fuller (1973–), British singer-songwriter

Rachel Hardiman (1961–), Irish cricketer

Rachel Harris (1979–), Australian swimmer

Rachel Hunter (1969–), New Zealand supermodel and actress

Rachel Hurd-Wood (1990–), British actress

Rachel Kolly d'Alba (1981–), Swiss soloist violinist

Rachel Maddow (1973–), American journalist

Rachel McAdams (1978–), Canadian actress

Rachel Nichols (1980–), American actress

Rachel Nickell (1968–1992), British murder victim

Rachel Parish (1981–), British sportswoman

Rachel Platten (1981–), American singer and songwriter

Rachel Portman (1960–), British composer

Rachel Rath (1976–), Irish actress

Rachel Ryan (1961–), American adult film actress

Rachel Scott (1981–1999), a victim in the Columbine High School massacre

Rachel Shoaf (1996–), American convicted of murder in 2013

Rachel Smith (1985–), Miss USA 2007

Rachel Stevens (1978–), British pop singer, best known as a member of the band S Club 7

Rachel Stuart (1972–), Jamaican-Canadian model and actress

Rachel Sutherland (1976–), New Zealand field hockey player

Rachel Sweet (1962–), American producer, singer, and actress

Rachel Ticotin (1958–), American film and television actress

Rachel Trachtenburg (1993–), American rock singer and drummer

Rachel True (1968–), American actress

Rachel Walker (1979–), English field hockey player

Rachel Ward (1957–), English-born Australian actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter

Rachel Weisz (1970–), British actress

Rachel Willis-Sørensen (1984–), American opera singer

Rachel York (1971–), American actress and singer

Rachel Zoe (1971–), American fashion designer, businesswoman, and writer.

People named Rachael

Hecate (musician), born Rachael Kozak, a Swiss music producer

Rachael Bella, an American actress, best known for her role in the 2002 film The Ring

Rachael Blake, an actress in the 2003 movie Perfect Strangers

Rachael Leigh Cook, an American actress

Rachael Finch, Miss Universe Australia 2009, 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 2009

Rachael Flatt, a young American figure skater

Rachael Grinham, a professional squash player from Australia

Rachael Harris, an American actress and comedian

Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, an English cricketer

Rachael Lampa, an American singer/songwriter best known for her work in the anime series Revolutionary Girl Utena

Rachael MacFarlane, an American voice actress and sister of Seth MacFarlane

Rachael Price, an American jazz vocalist and lead vocalist of the band Lake Street Dive

Rachael Ray, an American celebrity chef, see Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels

Rachael Sage, an American songwriter

Rachael Scdoris, a blind American dog musher and cross country runner

Rachael Sporn, Australian female basketball player

Rachael Stirling, a British actress best known for from the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet

Rachael Taylor, an Australian actress

Rachael Yamagata, an American singer-songwriter

People named Rachelle

Rachelle Lefevre, Canadian actress

Rachelle Ann Go, Filipina singer

Rachelle Ferrell, American vocalist and musician

People named Rahel

Rahel Indermaur, Swiss opera singer

Rahel Kiwic, Swiss footballer

Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833), German writer

Rahel Vigdozchik, Israeli rhythmic gymnast

Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof)

Rachel Aldridge, Lady Sinderby, a character introduced in season 5 of the TV show Downton Abbey

Rachel, one of the six main characters of Animorphs

Rachel (Ninja Gaiden), a female warrior from the Ninja Gaiden series of video games

Naughty Rachel, a character in the British TV Series Green Wing

Rachel Berry (Glee), a character in the television series Glee

Rachel Brown, a character in the play Inherit the Wind

Rachel Carruthers, a character in the Halloween film series

Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a character in the young adult book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Rachel Dawes, Assistant District Attorney in the Batman series of movies.

Rachel Duncan, a character in the TV show Orphan Black

Rachel Gatina, a character in the TV show One Tree Hill

Rachel Gibson, a character in Season 5 of Alias

Rachel Green, a character in the TV series Friends

The Rachel haircut, a hairstyle popularized by the Friends character

Rachel Greene, a character in the TV series ER, daughter of Mark Greene

Rachel Kinski, a character in the Australian TV show Neighbours

Rachel Lang, a character in The Rage: Carrie 2

Rachel Mason, Headmistress of Waterloo Road in the BBC drama Waterloo Road

Rachel Menken, Don Draper's client's daughter and a love interest in Mad Men

Rachel Moore (Case Closed), of Case Closed (Detective Conan)

Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe, daughter of Scott Summers and Jean Grey

Rachel Teller, a character in the Need for Speed Underground 2

Rachel, a character from the Rhapsody in Blue segment of the Disney movie Fantasia 2000

Rachel Zane, a character in the American TV show Suits

Rachael (Battle Arena Toshinden), a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series

Rachael (Blade Runner), a replicant in the film Blade Runner

Rachel Dalles, a character in the Black Butler manga series and anime.

References

Rachel (given name) Wikipedia

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