Rachel

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See also: Ráchel and Rachêl

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל‎ (rāḥēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪt͡ʃəl/
    • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪtʃəl
  • Hyphenation: Ra‧chel

Proper noun[edit]

Rachel

  1. Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • 1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849:
      Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.
    • 1979 Doris Lessing, Shikasta, Knopf, 1979, →ISBN, page 293
      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.
    • 2010 Rob Sachs, What Would Rob Do?, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
      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.
  3. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
  4. A census-designated place in West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

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Etymology[edit]

From English Rachel, via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Hebrew רָחֵל‎ (“ewe”).

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Rachel

  1. a female given name from Hebrew

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Rachel f

  1. Rachel (biblical figure)
  2. A female given name

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Rachel f (proper noun, genitive Rachels, plural Rachelen or Rachels)

  1. Rachel (biblical figure)
  2. A female given name

Declension[edit]

Declension of Rachel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rachel die Rachelen, Rachels1
genitive einer der Rachels der Rachelen, Rachels1
dative einer der Rachel den Rachelen, Rachels1
accusative eine die Rachel die Rachelen, Rachels1

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