I'm not truly wild about
Rachel. It's very harsh sounding and the nn Rach is pretty unattractive, imo. The
Rachael spelling detracts from it even further. It looks like it should have three syllables.
On the positive,
Rachel has a nice meaning, it's elegant and I can understand its appeal to some.
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." --
Martin Luther King, Jr.