"Rachel" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹeɪt͡ʃəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rachel.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪtʃəl Etymology: From Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|Rāchēl}} Late Latin Rāchēl, {{der|en|grc|Ῥαχήλ}} Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), {{der|en|hbo|רָחֵל|t=ewe|tr=rāḫēl}} Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”), {{doublet|en|Raquel}} Doublet of Raquel Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rachel
  1. Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob. Translations (younger daughter of Laban): Ragel (Afrikaans), 𐕙𐔰𐕣𐔴𐔾 (rakel) (Aghwan), ራሔል (raḥel) (Amharic), رَاحِيل (rāḥīl) [feminine] (Arabic), ܪܳܚܶܝܠ (raHeyl) (Aramaic), Ռաքել (Ṙakʻel) (Armenian), 拉結 (Chinese Mandarin), 拉结 (Lājiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 辣黑耳 (Làhēi'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Ráchel (Czech), Rakel (Danish), Rachel (Dutch), Raĥel (Esperanto), Raahel (Estonian), Raakel (Finnish), Rachel (French), Rachel (German), Rahel (German), Ραχήλ (Rachíl) (Greek), Rahila (Hausa), Rāhela (Hawaiian), רָחֵל (rāḥēl) [feminine] (Hebrew), Ráchel (Hungarian), Rakel (Icelandic), Rachele (Italian), ラケル (Rakeru) (Japanese), Рахила (Raxila) (Kazakh), 라헬 (rahel) (Korean), Rachelė [feminine] (Lithuanian), Rahilu (Maore Comorian), Rāhera (Maori), Rakel (Norwegian), Ռաքէլ (Ṙakʻēl) (Old Armenian), Հռաքէլ (Hṙakʻēl) (Old Armenian), Rachela (Polish), Raquel (Portuguese), Рахи́ль (Raxílʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Raquel (Spanish), Rakel (Swedish), ራሔል (raḥel) (Tigrinya), Rahel [feminine] (Turkish), Рахиль (Raxylʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), רחל (Rokhl) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Rachel-en-name-Qy00YpP0 Disambiguation of 'younger daughter of Laban': 54 13 12 21
  2. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): ራሔል (raḥel) (Amharic), 蕾切爾 (Chinese Mandarin), 蕾切尔 (Léiqiè'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Rakel (Danish), Raili (Estonian), Raquel [feminine] (Galician), Ρέιτσελ (Réitsel) [transliteration] (Greek), Alaakkilli (Greenlandic), Rahila (Hausa), Lāhela (Hawaiian), רָחֵל (Raḥél) [feminine] (Hebrew), Ráchel (Hungarian), Rakel (Icelandic), Rāhera (Maori), Râché [feminine] (Norman), Raquel (Portuguese), Рэ́йчел (Rɛ́jčel) [feminine] (Russian), ራሔል (raḥel) (Tigrinya), רחל (rokhl) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Rachel-en-name-O1-5jzaM Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 90 4 5
  3. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Nevada, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rachel-en-name-SBein~Ya
  4. A census-designated place in West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Categories (place): Census-designated places in West Virginia, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rachel-en-name-GkAgCfY6 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 28 18 11 44 Disambiguation of Individuals: 26 14 19 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 21 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 8 22 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Rachael, Rachelle, Rach

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          "ref": "1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849",
          "text": "Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb."
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          "ref": "1979, Doris Lessing, Shikasta, Knopf, published 1979, page 293",
          "text": "She keeps saying, You are mistaken Rachel. She says my name in that heavy earnest way. The Jewish Ra-chel. I like my name like that. I have always been pleased when people said Ra-chel. But when she says it, it is as if she was taking me over. Through my name.",
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          "ref": "2010, Rob Sachs, What Would Rob Do?, John Wiley & Sons",
          "text": "I recognize that a name like Rachel goes against my whole \"ordering a different dish from everyone else at the table\" rule, but sometimes you really want a steak, and that's exactly what you should get. I love the name we gave our daughter. It's not dorky, not too whimsical, and not too stuck-up. To us it sounded sweet, sporty, smart, and beautiful. It also works well with Sachs.",
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