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Comments for RACHEL:
The original Hebrew form of this name is Rahel (rah-khel).-- Miss Claire 12/5/2004
In Judaism the ewe is a symbol of innocence and beauty.-- Miss Claire 4/10/2005
This is the real name of actress Lindsay Greenbush (born Rachel Lindsay Rene).-- Destry 4/14/2005
A famous bearer is the singer, Rachel Stevens.-- wiswina 5/29/2005
May mean "Lamb of God".-- me.liss.a 6/14/2005
A famous bearer of this name is Rachel Green (Friends).-- Anonymous User 7/29/2005
Famous bearer of the name: Rachel Bilsson (Summer from The O.C. series).-- Mary-Rach 8/8/2005
In Hebrew Rachel means innocent lamb.-- XxLeah04xX 8/10/2005
My sister's name is Rachel. I think it is a beautiful name! My mom got the name from the bible.-- sweetie45 8/16/2005
I positively love this name! It's so old, but so modern. If I ever have a girl, her name will be Rachel Anne.-- Enelya_Greenleaf 10/26/2005
Just an ugly name.-- Anonymous User 11/21/2005
You think the name Rachel is ugly? It is not ugly. Rachel is a pretty name, so there.-- amber monkey 3/18/2006
My name is Rachel but I believe it's just an average name.-- Rachelgirl1989 12/7/2005
I have the name Rachel, so I've been doing a little research, you could say, on the name. In Hawaiian, it is Lahela. It means "like a lamb" or "shepherdess." I just thought that was kind of cool!-- Velvet Curtain 12/20/2005
My name is a take on Rachel. Its spelled Raechel and pronounced in a French manner. Ray-shell. I used to hate it, but now I love my unique name. I wish I knew another person who spells and pronounces it the same way!-- Raerah 1/16/2006
I never really liked this name. It looks rather masculine with the el, and sounds like rage hell.-- iwant2baurora 1/27/2006
A famous bearer of this name is Rachel Weisz, the famous British actress.-- garethbutler 1/28/2006
Actress Rachel Luttell is a famous bearer.-- Kekepania 1/29/2006
A famous bearer of this name is Rachel Hunter, a popular model.-- garethbutler 2/8/2006
This is a pretty name, but I cannot get past the pop-culture reference (and I have never even *seen* Friends). It's too bad, because an otherwise lovely name has become overly saturated with popular media influence for me.
I have no bad impression of people named Rachel; I just couldn't name my own daughter that (above mentioned reason).
I also like the alternate spelling: Rachael. In fact, I think I may prefer it. Rae is a very pretty nickname, though I don't know if many Rachels refer to themselves by the shortened moniker.-- Anonymous User 2/18/2006
Racheal Lampa is a Christian artist.-- Miamaya 3/2/2006
The name Rachel also means "innocence and gentility of a rose" and may mean "lovely", though that is debated.-- Christiangirl0909 3/30/2006
Rachel Keller, played by Naomi Watts in The Ring and The Ring 2.-- Keira_111 3/31/2006
Rachel is the name of a small town in Nevada, United States. The town is noted as being the closest settlement to Area 51.-- garethbutler 4/15/2006
I just love this name. It is elegant and classy.-- Anonymous User 4/25/2006
Food Network star Rachel Ray is a famous bearer of this name. I like it. ^^-- ICEyun 5/3/2006
I think that Rachel is one of the most beautiful names. I love the sound of it. It is perfect.-- JesseJames23 6/1/2006
In the Divine Comedy, Dante dreams about the Biblical Rachel and Leah. They are interpreted as symbols of the contemplative and active life. Rachel "never deserts her mirror; there she sits all day; she longs to see her fair eyes gazing." A strangely compelling image.-- prisca 6/9/2006
My name is Rachel, and someone once told me that when they say it, it sounds like the anme should be a queen, they said it sounds very powerful and royal. I don't really like my own name but I must say that I do like hearing those sorts of things about it. It would fit in if it did mean royal or regal or something though with my family. We have Ryan (little king), Richard (powerful fuler) and Rachel, which means ewe but if you use what that person said about the name then all of our names mean something having to do with power and royalty, it makes me like my name a little more.-- sarinvae 6/20/2006
Nice name. There is something very wholesome and peaceful about it. Very sweet!-- Anonymous User 6/22/2006
My name is Rachel and I don't really like it, I prefer Rachelle. But if it wasn't my name I probably would like it. My full name is Rachel Louise, I think that is pretty.-- babiirach 8/3/2006
Rachel Ward is a famous bearer.-- Anonymous User 8/4/2006
My name is Rachel. I think it is fairly common. But I'd rather this spelling than Rachael or Rachelle or some other one. I'm named after Rachel Ward from her performance in Thornbirds. Rachel Marie - I like my name.-- Anonymous User 8/5/2006
Rachel Sweet was an incredibly talented punk/rock singer of the late 1970s/early 1980s.-- audreyhubley 8/5/2006
Rachel Foster is a vocalist from American´s downtempo group Weekend Players.-- Maggie_Simpson 8/6/2006
I don't like the fact that many people tend to just assume it is pronounced ray-chel. My friend's name is Rachel but she pronounces it ra-shell like Rachelle. She used to get very annoyed at people who mispronounced her name.-- gooeykid 8/15/2006
I love the name Rachel. It is such a beautiful name. There is a girl at school named Rachel and I just love her. She is so beautiful.-- coolkid 8/18/2006
My best friend is named Rachel. She doesn't really like her name but I do! I think it is a beautiful name, and I can't see why she doesn't like it!-- warriorsgirl 8/19/2006
My name is Rachel and I have always absolutely loved my name. However, I was born in 1976, before the name became overly popular. In fact, when I was a young girl I only knew of two other Rachels. They were both over 50 years of age at the time. Now, there are a lot of young Rachels! Still, I love my name. :) Another thing: my mom always told me that she read that it means "innocent like a lamb."-- Anonymous User 9/3/2006
Is the name of the lead character in Dan Brown's novel: "Deception Point".-- LouisLovePower 9/8/2006
Well I love my name, but have to admit that when I was younger I didn't really appreciate it. Now I love it and with my middle name it sounds like a queen's name, Rachel Elizabeth. Or should I say Queen Rachel Elizabeth. Everybody should name their daughter this! I also go by Ray Ray, not always but my family and my grandma called me Raquel. I loved that! Sweet name.-- ra_of_chel 9/15/2006
My name is Rachel and I guess it's fine. I've found the name getting more popular now. When I was a child I never came across someone with the same spelling as mine, it was usually Rachael or Racheal. I got used to everyone spelling my name that way, friends, teachers, relatives, etc. I met a girl with the same name, but spelt Raychel which is unusal. I like the versions of the name with the letter Y in it.-- sea_minerals 9/17/2006
Rachel has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's with its most popular year being the 1990's where it ranked 15.-- Anonymous User 9/25/2006
Rachel Mariana Morgan is the main character in The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison.-- jess6214 10/19/2006
I like the name Rachel. I would use it but unfortunately it's in the Bible, and definitely no Bible names for my children.-- Anonymous User 10/23/2006
I only like the pronunciation Ray-chel. I think it is beautiful and classy and very historical. It is feminine without being frilly and even though it is rather common it is always going to be charming.-- seaweed 10/29/2006
Pretty name and very feminine, but my younger sister has six classmates with this name! If you give your daughter this name in the next few years, she will be one of many in her class.-- Anonymous User 10/29/2006
Rachel is a beautiful elegant name for a girl. Definitely a 10 for me.-- Anonymous User 10/31/2006
I have this name and sometimes I wish I didn't have this name but when I put it with my middle name Renee I really love the sound of Rachel Renee.-- Anonymous User 11/5/2006
This name always makes me think of "satchel".-- Anonymous User 11/12/2006
There is an author named Rachel Butler.-- Anonymous User 11/28/2006
I love the name Rachel! (Partially because I have it) I know that a ton of people have the name, but who wouldn't want to name their daughter Rachel? It is cute and sophisticated! When I was younger I hated the name from lack of originality but now that I'm older I love it. It reminds of royalty. It is so pretty. And whoever bears this name should be pretty like me. LOL jk!-- Rachieox 12/17/2006
I myself was named Rachel, and always hated it as a child. But now I like it a lot better than the middle names they game me, as in Abigail Hansen. I can understand the Abigail part, but Hansen? I happen to like my first name, so bugger to you few people that don't.-- Anonymous User 1/3/2007
I would've hated the name Rachel if it weren't for the Bible.-- 7up 1/25/2007
My name is Rachel and I've always kind of liked it but not a whole lot.-- Snuggle318 2/1/2007
The meaning of "ewe" refers to Rachel being the mother of the Israelites. If you've ever heard the phrase "Rachel weeping for her children" you will understand this. If it hadn't been for Jacob's loving Rachel he wouldn't have ended up tricked into marrying her sister and then worked another seven years to marry Rachel herself. Thus the 12 tribes of Israel all come from her, if indirectly. That makes her the mother of the flock. Sheep are a common biblical referrence.-- Annabeau 2/15/2007
I have a friend named Rachel. I like this but thinks she would like a different name. At least she likes it a little.-- luckygirl353 2/15/2007
I think this name is nice however you pronounce it be it Ray-chel Ra-shel or Ra-kel (Raquel) and the different spellings Rachael, Racheal, etc. But it is confusing seeing as we have 8 (yes that is right 8) Rachels in our school.-- gulie55 2/17/2007
My name is Rachel Arianne. When I was a kid I was bothered by my name because I had the impression that it would only suit young people. I couldn't imagine being old and still being called Rachel Arianne. Heh! But now that I'm older, I think it's a great name to have. It may sound common but I sure like the meaning of it! I love my nickname too which is "Rae". For me it's a unique and cool nickname for girls. Haven't met any girls with this nickname before.-- reckless_flight 2/28/2007
There is a character on the T.V. show One Tree Hill named Rachel.-- Anonymous User 3/2/2007
Some famous bearers of the name are Rachel Bilson, Rachel Nichols, and Rachel McAdams, all actresses. And Rachel Stevens, a singer.-- flipflops5 3/3/2007
Rachel Stansens is a young, Canadian artiste.-- Anonymous User 3/9/2007
My name is Rachel. I never really considered it unique because I knew 5 other girls my age with the same name when I was younger. I quite like it now, although most people call me Rae - which is a variant of the name. I think traditional names like this are good as they never really go 'out of fashion' as opposed to some names which can always be related to a specific time-frame/era.-- Rae_ 3/12/2007
I think it's an okay name. It's very common and popular as I know a lot of people named Rachel/Rachael.-- Anonymous User 3/24/2007
I like the name Rachel because it's pretty and common. My best friend is called Rachel and I've always preferred her name to mine.-- lisa_7 4/9/2007
Imagining all of the girls with this incredibly popular name, I laughed very hard when finding out its meaning.-- writing the world 4/11/2007
There's also actress Rachel Hurd-Wood, who played Wendy in the 2003 film adaptation of "Peter Pan."-- Martha Gold 4/11/2007
A nice name, though I have a rather unpleasant association with it. I think I prefer the French pronunciation, but I like them both.-- Anonymous User 4/23/2007
This is the name of a person who almost ruined my life. No offense to people who like this name, but it hurts my ears to hear it. Other than that, I don't really like the name very much. It sounds a bit snooty. Every girl I've known named Rachel has had a very distasteful personality.-- Foof 6/8/2007
The name Rachel reminds me of someone who'd be very snobbish. Maybe it's because I had a former supervisor by this name. Even the Rachel in the Bible was very spoiled and manipulative to the point God intervened on her sister Leah's behalf and blessed her with many children.-- Honeyrose 7/7/2007
I'm Rachel Ann, and I love the name. People say that it is classic and timeless. It's feminine without being too frilly. My nickname is Rach or Rachel Annie. I've never gone by Rae.-- Raychulannie 7/17/2007
It means "innocent", and I love this name even if it is common! It slowly grew on me after I named a character in my first (silly but sweet attempt at a) story. I don't like Rachelle because of the sound or Rachael because the spelling is too -- something. I love this name. : )-- Katheros 8/16/2007
I don't think this name is ugly at all. It is, in fact, pretty. My aunt's name is Rachel. I know some girls named Rachel. It is much better than Rachael or any other spellings!-- CharlieRob 8/19/2007
I'm a Rachel and I quite like it - it's not my favourite name ever but I think it'd be on the list even if it wasn't my name. I prefer my spelling and pronunciation to the others. It is a little overused, I know a couple of Rachels.
On nicknames I have a friend who delights in calling me "Ray" in "chav-speak" (?!) and in Latin class I'm Rachillius but it's not a name that lends itself to this kind of thing. Since my middle name is Louise the most commonly used nickname is "Sheep Warrior!" from a conversation on name meanings since Louise means warrior. My parents kind of contradicted themselves there, I think it's funny. :)-- Spectrum 8/26/2007
My name is actually Rachel and I love it. It gets, mainly, shortened to Rach or Rachie but I have friends who call me Rae, which I think in itself is a beautiful nickname.
I can understand why people may not like the name from popular culture, as generally most Rachels are perceived as the rich kids who are stuck up etc.
But I think it's a lovely name that's rather classic, despite its influence in modern culture a few years ago.-- Miss-Rory 10/3/2007
Pronounced as "Ra-KHEL".-- Maggie_Simpson 10/9/2007
Er. No it isn't. That's Raquel.-- Katheros 11/16/2007
My name is Rachel and I used to absolutely hate it, but then I found out what it meant and now I love it (my favorite animal is sheep). My step-dad calls me Rachellie so occasionally I go by Ellie but most people would not think of this as nickname for the name Rachel. But I love both names.
I also love the spelling Rachyl I think that this is a really cool way to play up an already great name. Rachyl is the kind of name that you can absolutely love or really really hate it.-- Rae176 12/31/2007
My name is Rachel after my grandmother and while I like my name I think my mom chose the wrong sister to name Rachel. There are 10 Rachels in my class of roughly 400 and none in my sister's classes.-- Moonlit_Snow 12/31/2007
In another languages pronounce like "rah-khel".-- Maggie_Simpson 1/29/2008
I've had this name for 28 years now. I've been teased in my life, but never for my name. As far as I know, there's no songs that feature it (ok, one obscure one by Steven Wright). It's hard to rhyme.
My mother picked it because it was uncommon but not unheard of. It was a nice thought. I guess I'm lucky she didn't have access to a name trend website, or she'd have picked something else.-- rachelmary 2/12/2008
My name's Rachel. And I really hate being called 'Rach'. It just really bothers me. But, I do very much like being named after a female sheep!-- CloudsAreFluffie 2/14/2008
Rachel Borland is the name of an 1889 girl from the Sisters In Time series.-- Patricia Underwood 2/16/2008
Czech, German and Slovak pronunciation "rah-chel" with ´ch´ like Bach.-- Karcoolka 2/26/2008
Also used in Ireland and Scotland.-- Dianna475 4/11/2008
My name's Rachel and I think it's a lovely name! I get called Rachypie, Rachelle, Rachii and Rach. I love the way it means 'lamb', as I was born in Spring - when lambs are leaping about.-- rachypiesheepbaa 4/28/2008
This name is nauseatingly common, and I'm not sure why it has been so popular all this time. It's really not that pretty. On the other hand, it doesn't sound too cutesy and infantile, and it certainly doesn't sound tacky and trashy like Makayla, Makenna, Nevaeh, Keisha, and the likes. It's a pretty safe name, and I've noticed that relatively sane and cool women have this name. It makes me think of good-looking and quite intelligent and cool people, but I don't really like the somewhat harsh sound of it.-- slight night shiver 5/3/2008
Rachel Goswell, the singer from Slowdive, the shoegaze and dreampop band from the 90s.-- slight night shiver 5/3/2008
Nasty and cold sounding. Unlike other Biblical names such as Mary or Ruth, I don't find it dignified at all. It's cheap and common. If I had a dollar for every Rachel Elizabeth I've met, I'd be rich. *repeated yawns*-- Anonymous User 6/3/2008
I hate the name too. Shameful it's a pretty good name. Too overused.-- Anonymous User 6/7/2008
I really don't like this name. It sounds harsh and choppy, not pretty at all. And it always reminds me of the mean snotty popular girl.
I do though, think just Ray or Rei would be a cool name for a girl.-- Junidoe-Josephine 8/24/2008
Personally, I quite like the name. It just has this nice feel to it; a friendly and gentle one.-- BlackMartian923 8/26/2008
Rachel Carson, marine biologist and naturalist known for her 1962 book Silent Spring.-- Julindsy 9/28/2008
The name Rachel has style. And I love the way it sounds. A lot of names end with 'ee' or 'uh' but this name doesn't which is a nice difference.-- Devilqueen 12/2/2008
I think it's way overused. It's my name but I don't want my name to mean a "ewe." It seems almost demeaning to me.-- Anonymous User 1/1/2009
My name is Rachel and I love it. In primary school, there were only 3 Rachels in two classes of around 28 pupils. Now there's only 3 Rachels in seven classes of around 30 pupils. My full name is Rachel Elizabeth Ann, which is a bit predictable, but very very pretty, and carries on the legacy of my two unfortunately dead grannies. I get VERY annoyed when people say they hate my really beautiful name so beware! :-)-- LilSingstarEeyore 1/14/2009
This is my name, and I never actually saw it as that pretty until my boyfriend kept telling me how beautiful it is. Now I like it. I'm easily swayed, I know. =]-- RockzDottir 2/3/2009
This name is also used in the Netherlands, but the pronunciation is hard to explain. I guess it's a bit like "rah-GHEL", but with a very guttural gh sound. Almost like a growl, a sound that is common in the Dutch language but few English-speaking people can properly pronounce.-- emmiix3 3/20/2009
No offense to any Rachels, but I think this name has too many harsh sounds in it.-- -Julia- 9/19/2009
My name is Rachel. I think it's okay, but it's way too overused. I also don't like its English form. I've tried to get people to call me "Rachelle" or "Rae" but it never caught on. In my old school there were 200 kids, and 20 (yes, twenty!) girls and one boy were called Rachel. But for some reason, I've found that the farther west you live there are a lot less "Rachel"s.-- saskatoonberry 10/3/2009
Rachel Berry, played by Lea Michele, the talented and high maintenance character from Glee.-- margs66 10/26/2009
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