Rachel (given name)
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈreɪtʃəl/ RAY-chəl French: [ʁaʃɛl] German Standard German: [ˈʁaxl̩] ⓘ Austrian and Swiss Standard German: [ˈraxl̩] Dutch: [ˈrɑxəl] ⓘ Yiddish: [ˈrɔχl̩] ⓘ Hungarian: [ˈraːɦɛl] Scottish Gaelic: [ˈrˠaxəl] |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | 'ewe; one with purity' |
| Other names | |
| Nicknames | Rae, Rach |
| Related names | Rachael, Rae, Rahel, Raquel |
Rachel (from Hebrew: רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel [ʁaˈχel], Tiberian: Rāḥēl [rɔːˈħeːl]; lit. 'ewe')[1][2] is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.
History of usage
Ashkenazi Jewish matronymic surnames Rokhlin (variants: Rochlin, Rohlin), Raskin, Raskine, Rashkin, Rashkind are derived from variants of the name. The Jewish version of the surname Ruskin is an Americanized form of Raskin.[3]
Sixteenth century baptismal records from England show that Rachel was first used by English Christians in the mid-1500s, becoming popular during the Protestant Reformation along with other biblical names.[4]
The name has been among the five hundred most commonly used names in recent years for newborn girls in France, Ireland, Israel, United Kingdom and the United States.[5][6][7][8][9]
In various languages
- Rachael, Rachelle, Racquel[10]
- Rachela (Polish)
- Rachele (Italian)[11]
- Rahel (Turkish)
- Raonaid (Scottish Gaelic)[12]
- Rachel, Rahel (Indonesian)
- Ráhel (Hungarian)[13]
- Rahelki/Rachel (German, Hebrew, Polish, Welsh)
- Rahela (Serbian, Romanian, Croatian)[14]
- راحله (Raheleh) (Persian)[15]
- Ráichéal (Irish)[16]
- Raahel (Malayalam)
- Ῥαχήλ (Rhachel) (Greek)[17]
- Raakel (Finnish)[18]
- Rakel (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic)[19]
- Rakeri (Kikuyu)
- රාකෙල් (Rakel) (Sinhala)
- றைசெல் (Raichel) (Tamil)
- రాహేలు Raahélu (Telugu)
- Raheli (Swahili)
- Rakeli (Yoruba)
- Rakul (Faroese)[20]
- Raquel (Portuguese, Spanish)[21]
- راحيل (Raheel) (Arabic)
- ریچل (Rachel) (Urdu)
- ራሄል (Raheli) (Amharic)
- Рахиль (Rakhil) (Russian)
- Рахіль (Rachiĺ) (Belarusian)
- 拉結, 瑞秋 (Lajié, Ruìqiu) (Standard Chinese)
Women named Rachel
Notable people with the name include:
- Rachel, Biblical figure known for being the wife that Jacob loved
- Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva (1st century)
- Rachel (born 1942), French singer of the 1960s
- Rachel of Kittery, Maine (died 1695), American slave murdered by her owner
- Rachel Aaron (fl. 2010s–2020s), American author
- Rachel Aberlin, 16th-century Jewish mystic
- Rachel Alejandro (born 1974), Filipino singer and actress
- Rachel Allen (born 1972), Irish celebrity chef
- Rachel Amanda (born 1995), Indonesian actress, singer and model
- Rachel Ames (born 1929), American actress
- Rachel Anderson (born 1943), English journalist and author
- Rachel Anderson (football agent), the UK's first female FIFA-licensed agent
- Rachel Ankeny, professor of history and philosophy of science
- Rachel Antonoff (born 1981), American fashion designer
- Rachel Attas (1934–2004), Israeli actress and singer
- Rokhl Auerbakh (Rachel Auerbach) (1903–1976), Polish-Israeli writer and historian
- Rachel Azaria (born 1977), Israeli politician
- Rachel Baard, South African theologian
- Rachel Tzvia Back, Israeli poet and translator
- Rachel Balkovec (born 1987), American baseball manager
- Rachel Baskerville (born 1951), New Zealand accounting academic
- Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (1886–1979), Israeli author and first lady of Israel
- Rachel Bess, American artist
- Rachel Bianchi-Quarshie, Ghanaian pilot
- Rachel Bilson (born 1981), American actress
- Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress
- Rachel Bloom (born 1987), American actress
- Rachel Bloomekatz (born 1982), American lawyer
- Rachel Bluwstein (1890–1931), Hebrew-language poet from Palestine
- Rachel Bolan, born James Southworth in 1966, American bassist
- Rachel Boston (born 1982), American actress and producer
- Rachel Brand (born 1973), American lawyer and government official
- Rachel Bromwich (1915–2010), British scholar
- Rachel Brosnahan (born 1990), American actress
- Rachel Brown (born 1980), English footballer
- Rachel Caine (1962–2020), American writer
- Rachel Cameron (1924–2011), American ballet dancer and teacher
- Rachel Campos-Duffy (born 1971), American television personality
- Rachel Carns (born 1969), American musician and artist
- Rachel Carson (1907–1964), American environmentalist, scientist
- Rachel Chalkowski (born 1939), Israeli midwife and gemach organiser
- Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange (1679–1745), Scottish woman kidnapped by her husband
- Rachel Concho (born 1936), Native American artist and potter
- Rachel Corrie (1973–2003), American political activist and diarist
- Rachel Corsie (born 1989), Scottish footballer
- Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1922–1998), American author
- Rachel Covey (born 1998), American actress
- Rachel Cowan (1941–2018), American rabbi
- Rachel Crow (born 1998), American actress and singer
- Rachel Cusk (born 1967), Canadian-born novelist
- Rachel Daly (born 1991), English footballer
- Rachel Daquis (born 1987), Filipino volleyball player
- Rachel David (born 1996), Indian actress
- Rachel de Lambert (born 1961), Landscape architect in New Zealand
- Rachel de Montmorency (1891–1961), English painter and stained glass artist
- Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003), Brazilian author, translator, and journalist
- Rachel Lilian Alfreda de Silva (1920–2001), Sri Lankan Sinhala poet, journalist, and screenwriter
- Rachel Dolezal (born 1977), American former civil rights activist
- Rachel Don (1866–1941), New Zealand preacher and activist
- Rachel Dratch (born 1966), American actress
- Rachel Dror (1921–2024), German Holocaust survivor
- Rachel Eckroth, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist
- Rachel Ehrenfeld, American terrorism expert
- Rachel Elior (born 1949), Israeli historian and philosopher
- Rachel Elkind-Tourre (born 1939), American musician and record producer
- Rachel Elnaugh (born 1964), British entrepreneur
- Rachel Ennis (born 1987), British rhythmic gymnast
- Rachel Entwistle (1980–2006), American murder victim
- Rachel Erickson (born 1999), Canadian curler
- Rachel Evans, Welsh chemist
- Rachel Held Evans (1981–2019), American writer
- Rachel Fabri (born 1985), Maltese singer-songwriter
- Rachel Fannan (born 1986), American singer, songwriter, and poet
- Rachel Feinstein (artist) (born 1971), American artist
- Rachel Feinstein (comedian), American actress and stand-up comedian
- Rachel Félix (1821–1858), French actress
- Rachel Lyman Field (1894–1942), American poet, novelist and children's fiction writer
- Rachel G. Fox (born 1996), American actress and singer
- Rachel Freier (born 1965), American judge
- Rachel Fuller (born 1973), British singer-songwriter
- Rachel Furness (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer
- Rachel Garcia (born 1997), American softball player
- Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (born 1981), American essayist
- Rachel Goswell (born 1971), English singer-songwriter
- Rachel Grant (born 1977), English actress and TV presenter
- Rachel Griffin-Accurso (born 1982), American YouTuber known as Ms. Rachel
- Rachel Griffith (born 1963), British-American economist
- Rachel Griffiths (born 1968), Australian actress and director
- Rachel Eliza Griffiths (born 1978), American poet, novelist, and photographer
- Rachel Gupta (born 2004), Indian model
- Rachel Gurney (1920–2001), English actress
- Rachel Hardiman (born 1961), Irish cricketer
- Rachel M. Harper, American novelist and academic
- Rachel Harris (born 1979), Australian swimmer
- Rachel M. Harter, American statistician
- Rachel Haugh, English architect
- Rachel Henderson, American politician
- Rachel Hill (born 1995), American soccer player
- Rachel Hilson (born 1995), American actress
- Rachel Hirschfeld (1945/1946 – 2018), animal welfare attorney
- Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American murder victim
- Rachel Hofstetter (born 1992), American video game streamer
- Rachel Hollis (born 1983), American author and motivational speaker
- Rachel Homan (born 1989), Canadian curler
- Rachel Hopkins (born 1972), British Labour MP
- Rachel Hopkins (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer
- Rachel House (actress) (born 1971), New Zealand actress and director
- Rachel Hunter (born 1969), New Zealand supermodel and actress
- Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 1990), British actress
- Rachel Ikemeh, Nigerian conservationist
- Rachel Imison (born 1978), Australian field hockey player
- Rachel Ingalls (1941–2019), American author
- Rachel Isaacs, American rabbi
- Rachel Isadora (born 1953), American children's author, illustrator, and painter
- Rachel Jackson (1767–1828), wife of U.S. President Andrew Jackson
- Rachel Jacobs (1975–2015), American businesswoman
- Rachel Jarry (born 1991), Australian basketball player
- Rachel Jewkes, South African scientist
- Rachel Johnson (born 1965), British journalist, television presenter, and author
- Rachel Johnson (athlete) (born 1993), American track and field athlete
- Rachel Jones, multiple people
- Rachel Joyce, multiple people
- Rachel Keller (born 1992), American actress
- Rachel Kempson (1910–2003), English actress
- Rachel Kerr, British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
- Rachel Khoo (born 1980), British cook and writer
- Rachel Klamer (born 1990), Dutch triathlete
- Rachel E. Klevit, American biochemist
- Rachel Kolly d'Alba (born 1981), Swiss soloist violinist
- Rachel Korine (born 1986), American actress
- Rachel Kushner (born 1968), American novelist
- Rachel Levine (born 1957), transgender American assistant secretary of health
- Gertrude Rachel Levy (1884–1966), British author and cultural historian
- Rachel Lindsay (television personality) (born 1985), American television personality
- Rachel Llanes (born 1991), American ice hockey player
- Rachel Lloyd (born 1975), British activist
- Rachel Lloyd (1839–1900), American chemist
- Rachel Lowe (born 2000), Australian footballer
- Rachel Luttrell (born 1971), Tanzanian-Canadian actress
- Rachel MacNair (born 1958), American sociologist and psychologist
- Rachel Maddow (born 1973), American journalist
- Rachel Meghan Markle (born 1981), Duchess of Sussex and former American actress
- Rachel Marsden (born 1974), Canadian political columnist
- Rachel McAdams (born 1978), Canadian actress
- Rachel McAlpine (born 1940), New Zealand poet, novelist, and playwright
- Rachel McCann (field hockey) (born 1993), New Zealand field hockey player
- Rachel McLean (1971–1991), British murder victim
- Rachel McLish (born 1955), American bodybuilder, actress, and author
- Rachel Lambert Mellon (1910–2014), American horticulturalist, philanthropist, and art collector
- Rachel Millward (born 1977), British politician
- Rachel Miner (born 1980), American actress
- Rachel Mitchell (born 1967), American attorney
- Rachel Morrison (born 1978), American cinematographer and director
- Rachel Newton (born 1985), Scottish singer and harpist
- Rachel Neylan (born 1982), Australian cyclist
- Rachel Nicholls, English opera singer
- Rachel Nichols, multiple people
- Rachel Nickell (1968–1992), British murder victim
- Rachel Noerdlinger (born 1970), American publicist
- Rachel Nordlinger, Australian linguist
- Rachel Notley (born 1964), Canadian politician
- Rachel O'Reilly, British chemist
- Rachel O'Riordan (born 1974), Irish theatre director
- Rachel Oakes Preston (1809–1868), American religious figure
- Rachel Oliver (footballer) (born 1971), New Zealand footballer
- Rachel Oliver (scientist), British material scientist
- Rachel Ong (born 1972), Singaporean politician
- Rachel Oniga (1957–2021), Nigerian actress
- Rachel Owen (1968–2016), Welsh photographer, printmaker, and lecturer
- Rachel Owens (born 1972), American sculptor
- Rachel Parish (born 1981), British sportswoman
- Rachel Parris (born 1984), English comedian and actress
- Rachel Parsons, multiple people
- Rachel Paulose (born 1973), American attorney
- Rachel Pavlou, British manager for diversity and inclusion at the Football Association in England
- Rachel Peace (aka Jane Short) (1881 – died after 1932), British feminist and suffragette
- Rachel Perkins (born 1970), Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
- Rachel Peters (born 1991), Miss Universe Philippines 2017
- Rachel Pizzolato, American model and social media influencer
- Rachel Platten (born 1981), American singer and songwriter
- Rachel Pollack (1945–2023), American science fiction writer, comic book writer, and tarot expert
- Rachel Portman (born 1960), British composer
- Rachel Potter (born 1984), American singer and actress
- Rachel Justine Pries, American mathematician
- Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Canadian writer
- Rachel Quon (born 1991), American-Canadian soccer player
- Rachel Rath (born 1976), Irish actress
- Rachel Reeves (born 1979), British MP for the Labour Party
- Rachel Reilly (born 1984), American television personality and actress
- Rachel Reinert (born 1989), American country singer and songwriter
- Rachel Riley (born 1986), British television presenter
- Rachel Rinast (born 1991), Swiss footballer
- Rachel Roberts, multiple people
- Rachel Robinson (born 1922), American professor and nurse
- Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, American politician
- Rachel Rose (born 1970), Canadian poet, essayist, and short story writer
- Rachel Rose (artist) (born 1986), American artist
- Rachel Rossi (born 1983), American criminal justice lawyer
- Rachel Roy (born 1974), American fashion designer
- Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750), Dutch still-life painter
- Rachel Scott (1981–1999), a victim in the Columbine High School massacre
- Rachel Scott (women's education reformer) (1848–1905), British women's education reformer
- Rachel Sebati (born 1993), South African footballer
- Rachel Irene Seibert (1876–1967), American clubwoman
- Rachel Sennott (born 1995), American actress and comedian
- Rachel Shelley (born 1969), English actress and model
- Rachel Shenton, English actress and screenwriter
- Rachel Shoaf (born 1996), American convicted of murder in 2013
- Rachel Smith (born 1985), Miss USA 2007
- Rachel Smith (gymnast) (born 1993), British rhythmic gymnast
- Rachel Squire (1954–2006), British Labour politician
- Rachel Stephens (1930–2011), American actress
- Rachel Stevens (born 1978), English pop singer
- Rachel Stevens (sculptor), American sculptor
- Rachel Stuart (born 1972), Jamaican-Canadian model and actress
- Rachel Sung (born 2004), American table tennis player
- Rachel Sutherland (born 1976), New Zealand field hockey player
- Rachel Sweet (born 1962), American producer, singer, and actress
- Rachel Talalay (born 1958), American director and producer
- Rachel Talbot Ross (born 1961), American politician and activist
- Rachel Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rachel Ticotin (born 1958), American film and television actress
- Rachel Trachtenburg (born 1993), American rock singer and drummer
- Rachel Treweek (born 1963), British Anglican bishop
- Rachel True (born 1968), American actress
- Rachel Tucker (born 1981), Northern Irish musical theatre actress, and singer
- Rachel Uchitel (born 1975), American nightclub manager and television personality
- Rachel Unitt (born 1982), English footballer
- Rachel Vail (born 1966), American author
- Rachel Vallarelli, American lacrosse player
- Rachel van Cutsen (born 1984), Dutch badminton player
- Rachel van Dantzig (1878–1949), Dutch sculptor
- Rachael Vanderwal (born 1983), British basketball player
- Rachel Van Hollebeke (born 1985), American soccer player
- Rachel Veltri (born 1978), American actress
- Rachel Viollet (born 1972), British tennis player
- Rachel Wacholder (born 1975), American professional beach volleyball player
- Rachel Wade (born 1990), American teenager convicted of murder
- Rachel Walker (disambiguation), several people
- Rachel Ward (born 1957), English-born Australian actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter
- Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley, British civic leader, philanthropist, and foundress of nursing orders
- Rachel Ward (mathematician), American applied mathematician
- Rachel Weisz (born 1970), British actress
- Rachel Whetstone (born 1968), British public relations executive
- Rachel White, multiple people
- Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), English sculptor
- Rachel Wiley, American poet, performer and activist
- Rachel Williams (model) (born 1967), American model and television presenter
- Rachel Williams (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer
- Rachel DeLoache Williams (born 1988), American writer
- Rachel Willis-Sørensen (born 1984), American opera singer
- Rachel O. Wingate (c. 1901–1953), English linguist
- Rachel Yakar (1938–2023), French opera singer
- Rachel Yang (born 1982), Singaporean pole vaulter
- Rachel Yankey (born 1979), English footballer
- Rachel Yehuda (born 1959), American psychiatrist and neuroscientist
- Rachel Yeoh, Malaysian socialite and model
- Rachel York (born 1971), American actress and singer
- Rachel Yurkovich (born 1986), American javelin thrower
- Rachel Z, American pianist and keyboardist
- Rachel Zadok (born 1972), South African writer
- Rachel Zajac, New Zealand forensic psychologist
- Rachel Zeffira, Canadian singer
- Rachel Zegler (born 2001), American actress and singer
- Rachel Zilberberg (1920–1943), Polish resistance fighter during World War II
- Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian space scientist and inventor
- Rachel Zoe (born 1971), American fashion designer, businesswoman, and writer
- Rachel Zolf (born 1968), Canadian-American poet
- Rachel Zucker (born 1971), American poet
Women named Rachael
- Hecate (musician) (born 1976), born Rachael Kozak, Swiss music producer
- Rachael Anderson (died 2018), American female murder victim
- Rachael Bella (born 1984), American actress
- Rachael Blackmore (born 1989), Irish jockey
- Rachael Blake (born 1971), Australian actress
- Rachael Bland (1978–2018), Welsh BBC newsreader
- Rachael Boyle (born 1991), Scottish footballer
- Rachael Carpani (1980–2025), Australian actress
- Rachael Cox-Davies (1862–1944), British nurse
- Rachael Denhollander (born 1984), American lawyer and former gymnast
- Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979), American actress
- Rachael Robinson Elmer (1878–1919), American painter
- Rachael Finch (born 1988), Miss Universe Australia 2009
- Rachael Flatt (born 1992), American figure skater
- Rachael Grinham (born 1977), Australian squash player
- Rachael Gunn (born 1987), Australian breakdancer known as Raygun
- Rachael Harris (born 1968), American actress and comedian
- Rachael Heyhoe Flint (1939–2017), English cricketer
- Rachael Lampa (born 1985), American singer/songwriter
- Rachael Letsche (born 1991), British trampoline gymnast
- Rachael Lillis (1969–2024), American voice actress
- Rachael MacFarlane (born 1976), American voice actress
- Rachael McLaren, Canadian dancer
- Rachael Pratt (1874–1954), Australian army nurse
- Rachael Price (born 1985), American jazz vocalist
- Rachael Ray (born 1968), American celebrity chef and television personality
- Rachael Runyan (1979–1982), American murder victim
- Rachael Sage, American songwriter
- Rachael Scdoris (born 1985), blind American dog musher and cross country runner
- Rachael Sporn (born 1968), Australian female basketball player
- Rachael Stirling (born 1977), British actress
- Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, American epidemiologist and dietitian
- Rachael Taylor (born 1984), Australian actress
- Rachael Yamagata (born 1977), American singer-songwriter
Women named Rachelle
- Rachelle Ferrell (born 1961), American vocalist and musician
- Rachelle Ann Go (born 1986), Filipina singer
- Rachelle Keck, American lawyer and academic administrator
- Rachelle Lefevre (born 1979), Canadian actress
- Rachelle Smit, American politician
Women named Rachele
- Rachele Baldi (born 1994), Italian footballer
- Rachele Barbieri (born 1997), Italian road and track cyclist
- Rachele Bruni (born 1990), Italian swimmer
- Rachele Gilmore, American soprano
- Rachele Lynae (born 1988), American country rock singer
- Rachele Mori (born 2003), Italian hammer thrower
- Rachele Mussolini (1890–1979), wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
- Rachele Mussolini (politician) (born 1974), Italian politician
- Rachele Risaliti (born 1995), Italian model
- Rachele Sangiuliano (born 1981), Italian volleyball player
- Rachele Brooke Smith (born 1987), American actor and dancer
- Alice Rachele Arlanch (born 1995), Italian beauty pageant winner
Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof)
- Rachael, Dickens characters in Bleak House and in Hard Times.
- Rachel, one of the six main characters of Animorphs
- Rachel, a character from the Rhapsody in Blue segment of the Disney movie Fantasia 2000
- Rachel, a character in Stephen King's short story The raft
- Rachael, a replicant in the science fiction film Blade Runner
- Rachel, a friend of Vivian Ward and Kit DeLuca in the romantic movie Pretty Woman
- Rachel, a character in Pokémon Masters EX
- Rachael (Battle Arena Toshinden), a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
- Rachel, a female warrior from the Ninja Gaiden series of video games
- Naughty Rachel, in the British TV Series Green Wing
- Rachel Aldridge, Lady Sinderby, a character introduced in season 5 of the TV show Downton Abbey
- Rachel Alucard, in the BlazBlue video game series
- Rachel Amber, a side character in Life Is Strange and a main character in its spinoff, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm
- Rachel Berry, in the television series Glee
- Rachel Santiago-Bravante, a character from the Filipino drama series Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko
- Rachel Brown, in the play Inherit the Wind
- Rachel Buchman, a character in Rachel getting married
- Rachel Carruthers, in the Halloween film series
- Rachel Chu, in the American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians
- Rachel Creed, wife of the main character in Stephen King's 1983 horror novel Pet Sematary
- Rachel Elizabeth Dare, in the young adult book series Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- Rachel Dalles, a character in the Black Butler manga series and anime
- Rachel Dawes, Assistant District Attorney in the Batman series of movies
- Rachel Duncan, in the TV show Orphan Black
- Rachel Finer, in the Netflix series Grand Army
- Rachel Gardner, in the Angels of Death video game
- Rachel Gatina, in the TV show One Tree Hill
- Rachel Gibson, in Season 5 of Alias
- Rachel Green, in the TV series Friends
- Rachel Greene, a character in the TV series ER, daughter of Mark Greene
- Rachel Hardy, a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Rachel Kinski, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Rachel Lang, the main character in The Rage: Carrie 2
- Rachel Larsen, a.k.a. Rikka Hishikawa, in the anime DokiDoki! PreCure
- Rachel Leighton, also known as Diamondback in Marvel Comics
- Rachel Lynde, a supporting character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables
- 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, of Case Closed (Detective Conan)
- Rachel Quinn, a character in Chrononauts and Chrononauts: Futureshock
- Rachel Raskin, a character in The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder
- Rachel Roth, the false civilian name of Raven
- Rachel Spies, a minor character in Stephen King's Carrie
- Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe, daughter of Scott Summers and Jean Grey
- Rachel T. McKenzie (Numbuh 362), from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
- Rachel Taub, a supporting character on the TV show House, the wife of Dr. Chris Taub
- Rachel Teller, a character in the Need for Speed Underground 2
- Rachel Tice, a recurring character in the web series The Most Popular Girls in School
- Rachel Van Helsing, a character in Marvel Comics
- Rachel Walker, a main character in the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Rachel Wilson, a minor character in the Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball
- Rachel Zane, a character in the American TV show Suits
- Rachel, a character in the manga and anime series Edens Zero who is the mother of the main heroine Rebecca Bluegarden
Variant names
- Rae, Rachey, Rahel, Rocha, Rochel, Rochie, Rochale, Rochele, Rochlin, Recha, Reche, Reichil, Rela, Releh, Relin, Reiyelina, Rekel, Rikel, Rikla, Rikle, Rasha, Rashe, Rashi, Rashel, Rachelle, Rashil, Rashka, Rashke[22]
- Rashka, Rashke, Slavic-language-influences Ashkenazi Jewish Yiddish-language, diminutive
- Recha, a diminutive; an example is Rachel (Recha), the daughter of the protagonist of the 1779 play Nathan the Wise.[23]
- Rachelsea, a portmanteau of the names Rachel and Chelsea
See also
References
- ↑ "Strong's Hebrew: 7353. רָחֵל (rachel) – ewe". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Leah and Rachel (No. 295)". Ccg.org. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ Redmonds, George, Christian Names in Local and Family History, Dundurn Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55002-507-4 p. 41
- ↑ "Outil interactif sur les prénoms".
- ↑ "Introduction – CSO – Central Statistics Office".
- ↑ "England and Wales Baby Names".
- ↑ "Popular Baby Names".
- ↑ "101 Most Popular Jewish Girls Names in Israel in 2019 – B&F: Jewish Genealogy and More". 9 November 2020.
- ↑ Lansky, Bruce, 100,000+ Baby Names: The most helpful, complete, & up-to-date name book Da Capo Lifelong Books; Revised edition (July 9, 2019), ISBN 978-0-306-92298-5
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rachele". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ "LearnGaelic – 20 Words – Vocabulary: Female names". learngaelic.scot. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ráhel". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rahela". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Raheleh". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ráichéal". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rhachel". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Raakel". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rakel". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ "Rakul – Nordic Names". www.nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Raquel". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ Rabbi Shmuel Gorr, Jewish Personal Names: Their Origin, Derivation, and Diminutive Forms, 1992, ISBN 0962637327 p. 75 (also an online list by the author, based on the book)
- ↑ Frederick Quinn, The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought, p. 85