raquel
- LANGUAGE FAMILY:
- afro-asiatic > semitic > central semitic > hebrew
- ORIGIN:
- hebrew
- NAME ROOT:
- RāḫēL > RÂCHÊL
- NATIVE NAME ROOT:
- RāḫēL (רָחֵל) RHāKHḗL (Ῥαχήλ)
- MEANING:

- This name derives from the Hebrew “Rāḫēl > râchêl” (Biblical Greek: Rhākhḗl “Ῥαχήλ”), meaning “ewe, female sheep, one with purity”. Rachel is the favorite wife of Jacob, one of the three Biblical Patriarchs, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Jacob was her first cousin, and she was the youngest niece of Rebekah. 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.
- KEYWORDS:
- BIBLICAL
Usage
catalan
danish
english
finnish
norwegian
portuguese
spanish
swedish
Related names
- VARIANTS
- danish
- rachel, rakel, rahel
- english
- rachel, rachael, racheal, rachelle, rachyl, raschelle, racquel, rashka, rashelle
- finnish
- rachel, raakel, rakel, rahel, raakeli, raakkel, raakkeli, rael
- norwegian
- rachel, rakel, rahel
- swedish
- rachel, rakel, rahel
- PET & SHORT FORM
- finnish
- raaku
- portuguese
- raÍssa
Use in other languages
- LANGUAGES
- ancient greek
- Rhākhḗl
- arabic
- Rahil, Raaheel
- basque
- ERRAKEL
- czech
- Ráchel
- faroese
- rakul
- french
- rachel
- german
- rachel, rashka
- greek
- Rachíl
- greenlandic
- rachel, rakel, alaakkilli
- hebrew
- rachel, rashke, rechell, Raḥel
- hungarian - magyar
- rah'el, rÁhel, Ráchel, Rákhel, Rákis
- icelandic
- rakel
- irish
- ráichéal
- italian
- rachele, rachela
- latin
- rachel, rahel
- old swedish
- rachel
- polish
- rachela
- romanian
- rahela
- russian
- Rakhilya, rashel', Rakhyl', Rakhil
- sami - lapps
- ráhkel
- scottish
- Raodhailt, Raonaid, Raonaild
- slovene
- rahela, Rahaela, Rahila
- yiddish
- rashka, ruchel
Geographical spread (only living languages)
Popularity & Ranking
#690UNITED STATES RANKING
The U.S.A. popularity ranking comes from US Government Social Security Administration.
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New Age curiosities (only for entertainment purposes)
2
- Numerological Values:
- 2
If a person's name-number is 2, he is considered to be co-operative and highly adaptable to any circumstance in life. 2 is associated with teamwork, mediating and working for the goodness of others. People with the name-number 2 tend to be good friends and are kind, helpful individuals.
- Chakra Number:
- 2: The number of the Sacral Chakra "Swadhisthana"
Orange is the color of your second chakra, which is located bellow the navel. The main energy of this color is creativity and feelings. Explore the color of your sacral chakra in depth and discover the gifts and challenges of orange color.
- Color meaning:
The color orange radiates warmth and happiness, combining the physical energy and stimulation of red with the cheerfulness of yellow. Orange relates to 'gut reaction' or our gut instincts, as opposed to the physical reaction of red or the mental reaction of yellow. Orange offers emotional strength in difficult times. It helps us to bounce back from disappointments and despair, assisting in recovery from grief.
Name Songs
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Artist |
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RAQUEL |
JORGE DRÉXLER |
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RAQUEL |
PIERRE BILLON |
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Notable people and personalities
Raquel Carriedo-tomas (born 1971), Spanish Golfer
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Raquel Lee (born 1986), American Actress
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Raquel Silva (born 1978), Brazilian Volleyball Player
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