Rachel (given name)
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| Pronunciation | Ray-chel |
| Gender | female |
| Meaning | "ewe" |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Related names | Rachael, Rae, Rahel, Rahela, Raquel, Ruchel |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Rachel |
For other people with an alternate spelling, see Rachael.
For a variation of the name, see Raquel.
Rachel (Hebrew: רחל, Standard Raḥel Tiberian Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl ; 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, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Australia as well as in Israel.
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[edit] Variants
- Raakel (Finnish)
- Rachael (English)
- Racheal (English)
- Rachela (Polish)
- Rachele (Italian)
- Rachelle (English)
- Rachyl (English)
- Racquel (English)
- Rae (English)
- Raelene (English)
- Raelyn (English)
- Raghnailt (Irish Gaelic)
- Ráhel (Hungarian)
- Rahel (German), (Hebrew), (Polish)
- Rahela (Hawaiian), (Romanian)
- Rahil (Russian)
- Ráichéal (Irish Gaelic)
- Rakel (Scandinavian)
- Rakhil (Russian)
- Rakhila (Russian)
- Raquel (Portugese), (Spanish)
- Rashel (Russian language|Russian)
- Rashka (Hebrew)
- Rashke (Hebrew)
- Raschelle (English)
- Rechell (Hebrew)
- Ruchel (Yiddish)
[edit] People named Rachel
- Rachel, in the Bible, the wife of Jacob
- Rachel (actress), 19th-century France (Elisabeth Rachel Félix, better known only as Rachel)
- Rachel Bilson, actress
- Rachel Bolan, born James Southworth, bassist of Skid Row
- Rachel Bluwstein, usually referred to solely as "Rachel", famous Israeli poet
- Rachel Carson, environmentalist, scientist
- Rachel Corrie, American political activist
- Rachel Cosgrove Payes, author
- Rachel Entwistle, American murder victim
- Rachel Fox, actress
- Rachel Fuller, British singer-songwriter
- Rachel Harris, Australian swimmer
- Rachel Hunter, model
- Rachel Hurd-Wood, British actress
- Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
- Rachel Nickell, British murder victim
- Rachel Parish, British sportswoman
- Rachel Portman, British composer
- Rachel Rath, actress
- Rachel Scott, a victim in the Columbine High School massacre
- Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007
- Rachel Stevens, British pop singer, best known as a member of the band S Club 7
- Rachel Stuart, Jamaican-Canadian model and actress
- Rachel Trachtenburg, American rock singer and drummer
- Rachel True, actress
- Rachel York, actress
- Rachel Weisz, actress
[edit] Fictional characters named Rachel
- Naughty Rachel, a character in the British TV Series Green Wing
- Rachel (Animorphs), one of the six main characters of Animorphs
- Rachel Carruthers, a character in the Halloween movie series
- 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 Kinski a character in the AustralianAustralian TV Show Neighbours
- Rachel Moore, of Case Closed (Detective Conan)
- Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe
- Rachel, a protagonist in Advance Wars: Dual Strike
- Rachel Robinson, a character from Judy Blume's 'Just As Long As We're Together' and 'Here's To You Rachel Robinson'
- Rachel, a supporting character (who later becomes playable in the Sigma re-make) in the 2004 Xbox video game, Ninja Gaiden.
- Rachel Greene , a character in the TV series ER.
[edit] See also
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