Rachel  |
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First name origin & meaning: Hebrew: Little lamb, ewe; one with purity First name variations: Rachael, Raychel, Rachele, Rah'zell, Rahel, Raquel, Ray, Shelley, Shelly, Shellie, Chelle, Chellie Last name origins & meanings:
- German (mainly Bavaria): probably a topographic name from
Middle High German rach ‘rough’, ‘steep’.
- German: from a pet form of a Slavic personal name (see Rach).
- German: habitational name from a place called Rachel in Bohemia.
- French: metronymic from the female Biblical name
Rachel, meaning ‘ewe’ in Hebrew. In the Bible (Genesis
28–35), Rachel is the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and
Benjamin.
Famous people with this first name:
Rachel Griffiths,
Rachel Weisz,
Rachel Zoe Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Quincy Jones,
Marie Osmond,
Donald Sutherland,
Kathleen Turner This name appears in the following lists:
Alliterative Names,
Animals,
Biblical Names,
First Ladies
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