Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Rachelle | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Rachels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Rachael | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Rach | alternative | lexicographic |
Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel.
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 29:16–18:
I recognize that a name like Rachel goes against my whole "ordering a different dish from everyone else at the table" rule, but sometimes you really want a steak, and that's exactly what you should get. I love the name we gave our daughter. It's not dorky, not too whimsical, and not too stuck-up. To us it sounded sweet, sporty, smart, and beautiful. It also works well with Sachs.2010, Rob Sachs, What Would Rob Do?, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions.2023 August 18, Francesca Street, “Her flight was canceled. Then she ended up on the doorstep of her future wife”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2024:
She keeps saying, You are mistaken Rachel. She says my name in that heavy earnest way. The Jewish Ra-chel. I like my name like that. I have always been pleased when people said Ra-chel. But when she says it, it is as if she was taking me over. Through my name.1979, Doris Lessing, Shikasta, Knopf, published 1979, →ISBN, page 293:
Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849
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| Rach | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Rachael | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Rachelle | alternative | lexicographic |
pt Raquel (female given name) · nrf Râché (female given name) · gl Raquel (female given name) · arc ܪܳܚܶܝܠ (younger daughter of Laban) · yi רחל (female given name) · hy Ռաքել (younger daughter of Laban) · mi Rāhera (younger daughter of Laban) · ms Rahel (younger daughter of Laban) · ga Ráchael (female given name) · ha Rahila (younger daughter of Laban) · haw Rāhela (younger daughter of Laban) · fi Raakel (younger daughter of Laban) · is Rakel (female given name) · ru Рахи́ль (younger daughter of Laban) · gd Raghnaid (female given name) · it Rachele (younger daughter of Laban) · gd Raonaid (female given name) · bg Рахи́л (younger daughter of Laban) · no Rakel (younger daughter of Laban) · sv Rakel (younger daughter of Laban) · sw Raheli (female given name) · is Rakel (younger daughter of Laban) · he רָחֵל (female given name) · es Raquel (younger daughter of Laban) · lt Rachelė (younger daughter of Laban) · nl Rachel (younger daughter of Laban) · xcl Հռաքէլ (younger daughter of Laban) · fr Rachel (younger daughter of Laban) · et Raahel (younger daughter of Laban) · gu રાહેલ (younger daughter of Laban) · cmn 拉結 /拉结 (younger daughter of Laban) · bg Ре́йчъл (female given name) · el Ρέιτσελ (female given name) · kl Alaakkilli (female given name) · ca Raquel (female given name) · de Rachel (younger daughter of Laban) · kk Рахила (younger daughter of Laban) · el Ραχήλ (younger daughter of Laban) · cmn 蕾切爾 /蕾切尔 (female given name) · haw Lāhela (female given name) · pt Raquel (younger daughter of Laban) · ha Rahila (female given name) · uk Рахиль (younger daughter of Laban) · da Rakel (female given name) · cs Ráchel (younger daughter of Laban) · ko 라헬 (younger daughter of Laban) · tr Rahel (younger daughter of Laban) · eo Raĥel (younger daughter of Laban) · xcl Ռաքէլ (younger daughter of Laban) · da Rakel (younger daughter of Laban) · ja ラケル (younger daughter of Laban) · am ራሔል (female given name) · ru Рэ́йчел (female given name) · yi רחל (younger daughter of Laban) · swb Rahilu (younger daughter of Laban) · ar رَاحِيل (younger daughter of Laban) · sw Raheli (younger daughter of Laban) · pl Rachela (younger daughter of Laban) · hu Ráchel (younger daughter of Laban) · et Raili (female given name) · mi Rāhera (female given name) · de Rahel (younger daughter of Laban) · ti ራሔል (younger daughter of Laban) · af Ragel (younger daughter of Laban) · hi रेचल (female given name) · hi राहेल (younger daughter of Laban) · he רָחֵל (younger daughter of Laban) · cmn 辣黑耳 (younger daughter of Laban) · gd Rachel (younger daughter of Laban) · ti ራሔል (female given name) · xag 𐕙𐔰𐕣𐔴𐔾 (younger daughter of Laban) · am ራሔል (younger daughter of Laban) · hu Ráchel (female given name)