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[Opinions] Rachel.
I have fallen in love with this name. Its so pretty, simple, and not too popular. Plus, it has a great history, and could have been my name. My mother liked the combination Rachel Jerusha, but I'm not wild about Jerusha. I'd like something plainer with Rachel. Rachel Kirstin maybe?Opinions?LIza
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Rachel is a nice name, but it would be cool if you spelled it Rachelle. I like that spelling. I like Rachelle Irene. I also like Rachelle Marissa.
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This is a name I have always liked. I think Rachel Katherine, Rachel Sarah, Rachel Jane, Rachel Grace, Rachel Naomi and Rachel Poppy are all nice combos.
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Ohh, I ADORE the name Rachel! Rachel Kristin is nice but nms.
Other middle names:
Annabel
Anna
Adriana
Amelia
Amalia
Aviva
Audrey
Anneliese
Alaina/Alayna
Brooke
Bridget
Catherine/Katherine
Christina/Christine
Charlotte
Claire
Clara
Caroline
Carolina (kahr-oh-LEEN-uh, not kahr-oh-LINE-uh)
Dara
Dalia/Dahlia
Emilia (eh-mih-LEE-uh, not Amelia with an 'e')
Eliana
Emiliana
Emilie/Emily
Elisabeth/Elizabeth
Elisa
Elise
Gabriella
Hannah
Holly
Hope
Honor
Ingrid
Isabella
Julia
Juliana
Jasmine
Jasmina
Jessica
Jessamine
Juliet(te)
Katarina
Katherine/Katharine/Kathryn/Catherine/Catharine
Maris(s)a
Moriah
Maria
Melanie
Mara
Natalie
Natalia
Noelle
Noel(l)a
Natasha
Nicole
Nicola
Olivia
Paige
Sofia
Sophia
Sarah
Samantha
Stephanie
Stefanie
Tatiana
Vanessa
Victoria
Willa
Willow
Xylia (ZIE-lee-uh)
Yasmin
Zoe(y)
Zofia
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Rachel Kirstin, not Kristin... the reast of your names are nms.LIza
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I like Rachel Celeste
Christine
Lorainne
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Allison Meghan ElizabethMy favorite girl names Katherina,Amalia,,Irina,,Lydia,Marissa,Adriana, Anastasia
My favorite boy names
Gabriel,Elias, Nicolae,Evan,Lachlan, James,Andrei
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I knew a Rachel Racine (as a middle name). It didn't come from any place in particular, just happened to be what her parents liked as a middle name. I liked it; it was simple but unique without being really "out there."
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I'm not a big fan of the name Rachel, probably because I know so many of them. However, I like Rachel Amber as a combo.*Brogan
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I've recently really started liking the name Rachel as well, and I'm really into the combo Rachel Sophia.

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I love Rachel. For a long time, it was my absolute favorite. I still love it but it's not in my top 5 much anymore.I prefer Rachel Kirsten to Rachel Celeste. No real reason.Some suggestions (sorry if some have been mentioned already):Rachel Kathleen
Rachel Catalina
Rachel Eve
Rachel Clarice
Rachel Matilda
Rachel Evelyn
Rachel Caroline
Rachel Frances
Rachel Maris
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If I recall correctly, you do eventually want to change your name & you are going by your mn now, right? Would you be interesting in using a combo of the other names you'd previously mentioned? Maybe Rachel Kirstin Elizabeth, Elizabeth Rachel, Rachel Elizabeth or Eliza Rachel Christine? I like the last one the best, especially since you are going by Liza & you like the Rachel Christine combo. :-)If a man say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God, whom he has not seen?
1 John 4:20
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Rachel is my sister's name. Her full name is Rachel Margaret after our great-grandmother who passed away 5 years ago. I don't know very many Rachels, but I know that there were a lot of them in her graduating class.
I really like Celeste, though I don't think it's plainer than Rachel. Rachel Celeste is really nice :-)
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I love Rachel too. I like Rachel Maria but out of the ones mentioned I like Rachel Katherine.
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I don't really like the sound of the name Rachel (or any other Ray/Rae names for girls). I don't think it's popular for babies now, but it has been popular in my mid/late 20's generation so it's not something I'd consider for a child.
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At #34 last year, it is indeed too popular for my taste. (It's even worse - #12 - where I live though.) I know far too many Rachel's to see the name's charm anymore.I don't think Rachel needs something plain, which I do see Kirstin as (another very overused name where I am). I do like Rachel despite its popularity, but because of that I think it's best as a mn. (Actually I'd like to use it as a mn myself one day; it's the name of a favourite cousin I love to pieces.)Either way, it needs paired with something more original and probably a bit frillier, than itself.Rachel Catrina / Catrina Rachel
Rachel Emmeline
Rachel Tatiana_____________________________________________________________________"There are few more distressing sights than that
Of an Englishman in a baseball cap
Yeah we'll die in the class we were born
That's a class of our own my love"Elinor

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WDYT of Rachel Celeste?
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I like it. I view Rachel as very popular. I know so many of them! Rachel Celeste has a nice flow, and I like the balance of commonness and uncommonness.
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I know only two Rachels...
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I don't know ANY Rachels. I would use it, just because there is seriously NO ONE I know with that name. And that's important to me, I don't want my kid to have a name that four hundred other kids have. lol~Rhianna~
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I think of Rachel as a very mid-west name, not sure why.
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Well, I live in the Midwest (Missouri) ... and nope, no Rachels here. lol But I can see where that would come from. It seems like a very down-home name. Kind of like Rebecca.If I had two daughters, I think I'd call them Leah and Rachel. It's a Biblical thing. But they go very well together. =D~Rhianna~
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Weird. I live in Illinois, and I knew (personally, not thorugh repuation) at least five Rachels (& Rachaels) in high school, and I've met more in college.
~Arcadia~
!!!!!!!! Linus George Arthur Roscoe Howard Vaughn Victor Cecil
!!!!!!! Thelma Millie Edith Gertrude Janice Maude Lenore
??????? Eartha Nephele Fiammetta Aeronwy Leland Zephyr Ignatius Bolivar
``` Lily Nesrin Sakura
zz Zygmunt Zabel
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It's crazy. I always hear people say that certain names are so popular, and yet, I don't know of anyone with the names! =D~Rhianna~
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I know what you meanAlthough I know about 3 Rachel's there are other names I never hear that are "so: popular. I am yet to meet an Emma, Aidan, and Grace! And I only know about 3 Emily's!Auntie to: Robert, Brady, Juliana & Sophia.
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Yeah, I've never met an Aidan or a Grace or an Emma, either. I know a few Emilys, but not enough for it to be obnoxious or anything. lol I guess it just depends on where you live.~Rhianna~
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Pretty. I LOVE Celeste. I suggested it, but my husband hated it. lol~Rhianna~
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I like it, and I also think it's simple and pretty. I suggest Rachel Katherine and Rachel Mary.
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Rachel Katherine is lovely, thank you.
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I would say that Rachel does fit into the "too popular" category....
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Rachel is beautiful. One of my favorites. I like:Rachel Josephine
Rachel Christine
Rachel Brianne
Rachel Karen (this one's from "Friends", lol)
Rachel Amanda ~Rhianna~
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I *heart* Rachel Christine!
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Rachel Christine was my fave too! =D
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