The meaning and history of the name Rachel.

RACHEL

From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The name was common among Jews in the Middle Ages, but it was not generally used as a Christian name in the English-speaking world until after the Protestant Reformation.

Usage: Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew

Short Forms: RAE, RAELENE, RAELYN

Variants: RACHAEL, RACHEAL, RACHELLE, RACHYL, RAHEL, RASCHELLE, RUCHEL

Famous People: Rachel Carson^wiki (Biologist, 1907, United States), Rachel Weisz^wiki (Actor, 1970, United Kingdom), Rachel McAdams^wiki (Actor, 1978, Canada), Rachel Corrie^wiki (Social Activist, 1979, United States), Rachel Bilson^wiki (Actor, 1981, United States), Evan Rachel Wood^wiki (Actor, 1987, United States)

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