Rachel
\ʁa.ʃɛl\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \ʁa.ʃɛl\ |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Israel
Around the world
- GermanRahel
- BasqueRakel
- BretonRahel, Racʼhel
- CatalanRaquel
- DanishRakel
- SpanishRaquel
- FinnishRaakel
- GreekΡαχήλ
- HungarianRáchel
- ItalianRachele
- LithuanianRachelė
- NorwegianRakel
- PolishRachela
- PortugueseRaquel
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Jérémy (Somain (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).