Comments for the name Rachael

Just wanted to add that this spelling of Rachel looks really wrong to me. It looks as if it should be pronounced "Ray-chay-al" or something. Rachel is much better, in my opinion.

It does not look like it should be pronounced that way. I think this is a beautiful spelling of Rachael, even though it's not as popular

My name is spelled Rachael and I originally thought that it could be spelled either this way or Rachel. But I am very happy to think my name is quite a weird way of spelling it and I think it is pronounced right as it's spelled the same as Rachel except one extra letter.

I think that Rachael is the best name ever! It has 7 letters and is pronounced Rachel. Rachael is by far is the best name ever.

Famous bearer: Rachael Yamagata.

One of my best friend's name is Rachael. I think that it's a very pretty way to spell it. The extra "A" looks good.

It seems the main problem with this spelling of Rachael is that people think it looks like it should be pronounced in a different way - like RAY-chay-el. To me, this argument just seems like a bias against a spelling that is not the "original" and most familiar. Otherwise, why not argue that Michael is improperly spelled because it looks as though it should be pronounced mih-chay-ul?

The spelling Rachael was used by Charles Dickens for a character in his novel "Hard Times."

My 3 year old daughther's name is Rachael Madison and I think it's a very beautiful name. It's a classic non-trendy name that will grow with her.

My name is Rachael and I never really liked it until I was an adult. I'm ok with it now. I never liked how I sounded when I said my name.

I strongly prefer this spelling over the other. I think the "ael" looks more feminine and delicate. Additionally, I like the nickname Rae; it *looks* more befitting a moniker with this spelling. IMO, it makes less visual sense with the other (more traditional?) form of this name.

The second a in this name is unneccessary and should have never been put there.
I don't like the name at all, because it sounds too masculine and has a hard sound to it.

Famous bearer is Rachael Ray from the Food Network.

I don't like the way "Rachael" is spelled. The extra "A" just makes it look ridiculous compared to the proper way to spell it - "Rachel".

My name is Rachel. People often misspell my name into Rachael. I honestly think it looks odd with the extra 'A', but I also am used to seeing "Rachel" every day of my life.

Famous bearer: contemporary Christian singer Rachael Lampa.

I like this name very much. The extra "a" at the end makes it very beautiful, and adds a bit more to it than the, in my opinion, plain "Rachel". I would never pronounce it "Ray-CHAY-el". It makes the same sound as "Israel", or "Michael" (as stated in an above comment), and that's what I'd assume. It's not THAT unusual of a spelling. As for it being too "masculine", give me a break! I've never heard a more feminine name than this lovely "Rachael".

There is no proper way to spell Rachael, if you are the parents, you can choose. Some people are just to narrow minded. You can spell a name any way you want!

We spelled our daughter R-a-c-h-a-e-l for two reasons. First - we did not want people thinking we named her for the character on Friends "Rachel Greene" (played by Jennifer Aniston) and second - her father's name is Michael. Without the a in her name, it didn't look "right" to us.

This is my name! ^o^ I have a teacher who pronounces it as "Rochelle" though. But then again, she calls my friend Sage "Sarah", so we think she might be senile.

I think it's a bit plain and I don't like it a lot, but then again, my ideal name would be Noel, Lucia or something along those lines, so you never know.

My name is Rachael and I love the way it is spelled, with the extra a, it makes it more complicated, one of the characteristics of the name. But it also looks prettier that way. When I was younger, I tried spelling without the a for awhile, but I didn't like it that way, and most of my friends thought it was better with the extra a, becuase it was different and uniquie, which I am.

Rachael is a character in "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens.

Rachael Chadband is a character in "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens.

My name is Rachel and people constantly misspell it as Rachael. I've always hated this variant of the name, but I think Racheal is the worst.

This is my name. I like that it is spelled Rachael. I like to be unique. I like the name Rachael. It isn't one of my favorite names but I don't hate it either.

My name is Rachael, and I love the spelling. My parents spelled it this way because my father's name is Michael, and they wanted it to look like his name. Sometimes, people mispronounce it, but it doesn't happen that often; most people know it is pronounced "Rachel". Curiously, older people tend to appreciate the spelling more than younger people.

Gorgeous, isn't it? The spelling must come from some form of Irish. There are broad vowels (a, o and u) and slender vowels (i and e). If there is a consonant after the vowel, it must be followed by another broad/slender vowel. For example, the spelling of the word 'age' would be unacceptable. It would have to be something like 'aige' or 'agoe'.

The name is detestable enough without the unnecessary 'a'. Every Rachael (and Racheal) I've met have had nothing but bother with their "interesting" spellings.

Singer-songwriter Rachael Sage.

The A makes it prettier, I think. A lot more elegant, even though some people might think it's pronounced differently. Kind of like Nathanael and Nathaniel, but the -ael just sounds more classic instead of like someone learning about phonics.

The 'a' irritates me and drags the name down.

Israel and Michael are actually pronounced with three syllables in Hebrew. Rachel is not.

Spelling Rachel as Rachael does make it look as if it should be pronounced with three syllables. Maybe not in English, but in Hebrew so it just looks weird to me.

I think Rachael looks just plain ugly and makes no sense at all, sorry.

I've always liked the pronunciation of Rachel, but whenever I looked at the name, it seemed to be missing something. Then I came across this spelling, and was hooked on Rachael.

I kind of like the second a being there. I have no idea why.

No, no, no, no, no. This isn't the worst spelling of Rachel (which happens to be my name), but it's the most annoying. It's R-A-C-H-E-L, not R-A-C-H-A-E-L. It's murdering Rachel.

I like this spelling much better than Rachel, but someone with this name would probably always have people misspell her name, so I'd use this for a character only. Heck, I am using it for a character!

I would just like to clarify (because of a previous comment) that Israel is not at all pronounced like Michael or Rachael. You pronounce it like Is-rye-ehl. Comparing Michael and Rachael will do just fine.

This spelling looks ugly, and it makes me think of the annoying "cook" Rachael Ray.

The replicant that Rick Deckard falls in love with in Blade Runner, played by Sean Young.

Rachael Flatt is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 US National Champion, the 2008/2009 US National Silver Medalist, and the 2008 World Junior Champion. She will represent the US at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Personally, I am extremely fond of my name. When I was younger it bothered me that people always spelt it the more common way, but now looking back on it I laugh. This way of spelling my name is original.

Personally I love the name, either way. It's not too long and fits with most middle names.

I absolutely ADORE the name Rachael! I have a very close friend named Rachael, and she's really made me love the name. I think it looks so much prettier than Rachel, even if it IS pronounced the same (hers is). I can definitely see myself naming my daughter Rachael.

I don't care how anyone else spells it, I spell it Rachael. If you spell it Raychell or Rachel, I don't really care, it doesn't make me angry at all. But reading you guys fighting over it it pretty funny:)))))

Actually, this spelling of Rachael predates the more conventional spelling of Rachel.

Beautiful name. It's in my top three.

My name is Rachael. And I think the name both sounds and looks pretty. Though, I don't like when people spell my name without the extra "a". Yet after a while, I got used to it.

I'd rather my name be feminine like Layla or Rosalie. But I like my name as is.

Australian actress Rachael Taylor bears this name. She stared in Transformers and is in the new series Charlie's Angels.