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Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

origin, popularized by the biblical figure

Rachel Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ...

, the wife of

Israelite Israelites were a Hebrew language, Hebrew-speaking ethnoreligious group, consisting of tribes that lived in Canaan during the Iron Age. Modern scholarship describes the Israelites as emerging from indigenous Canaanites, Canaanite populations ...

patriarch

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

History of usage

Ashkenazi Jew Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

ish

matronymic surname A matronymic is a personal name or a parental name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patrony ...

Rokhlin Rokhlin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname of matronymic derivation. It literally means "Rokhl's", where "Rokhl" is a transcription of ''Rochl'', a Yiddish form of the name Rachel. Variants include Rohlin, Rochlin and (via French) Roch ...

(variants: Rochlin, Rohlin), Raskin, Raskine, Rashkin,

Rashkind William J. Rashkind (February 12, 1922 - July 6, 1986) was an American cardiologist. Rashkind worked at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is best known for his contributions to the treatment of congenital heart defects. He introduced the ...

are derived from variants of the name. The Jewish version of the surname

Ruskin Ruskin may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ruskin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Ruskin (given name), a list of people Places United States * Ruskin, Florida, a census-designated place * Ruskin, Georgia, an uni ...

is an Americanized form of Raskin.

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baptism Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water eit ...

al records from

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

show that Rachel was first used by English

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

in the mid-1500s, becoming popular during the

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

Reformation The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the p ...

along with other names from the

Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...

. The name has been among the five hundred most commonly used names in recent years for newborn girls in France, Ireland, Israel, United Kingdom and the United States.

In various languages

* Rachael, Rachelle, Racquel * Rachela (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

) * Rachele (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) * Rachelle (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

) * Racquela (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

) * Rahel (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

) * Raonaid (Scottish Gaelic) * Rachel, Rahel (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

) * Ráhel ( Hungarian) * Rahelki/Rachel (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

) * Rahela ( Hawaiian,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, Croatian) * راحله (Raheleh) (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

) * Ráichéal ( Irish) * Raahel (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

) * Ραχήλ (Rachíl) (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

) * Raakel ( Finnish) * Rakel ( Scandinavian) * Rakeri (

Kikuyu Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: *Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya * Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people *Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Cen ...

) * රාකෙල් (Rakel) ( Sinhala) * Raichel (

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

) * రాహేలు Raahélu (

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

) * Raheli (

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes. * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa. * Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...

) * Rakeli ( Yoruba) * Rakul ( Faroese) *

Raquel Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler *Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ( ...

( Catalan, Galician, Portuguese,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) * راحيل (Raheel) (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

) * ریچل (Rachel) (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

) * ራሄል (

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

)

Women named Rachel

Notable people with the name include: *

, Biblical figure known for being the wife that Jacob loved *

Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva The wife of Rabbi Akiva () was a late 1st-century CE Jewish resident of Judea who is cited by the Talmud and Aggadah as a paragon of the Jewish wife who encourages her husband to pursue Torah study and is willing to make personal sacrifices to achi ...

(1st century) *

(born 1942), French singer of the 1960s * Rachel of Kittery, Maine (died 1695), American slave murdered by her owner *

Rachel Aaron Rachel Aaron (born c. 1982) is an American author of fantasy and (under the pen name Rachel Bach) science fiction. Work The first book in the Paradox Series, ''Fortune's Pawn'' (2013), is a type of space opera which was called "lots of fun" by ...

(fl. 2010s–2020s), American author *

Rachel Aberlin Rachel Aberlin, or ''Rachel ha-Ashkenaziah'' (fl. 1582–1609), was a Jewish mystic. She is described in the ''Sefer ha-Ḥezyonot'' ("The Book of Visions") by Hayyim Vital. She was an influential figure of the early Sabbateanism and a spiritual ...

, 16th-century Jewish mystic *

Rachel Alejandro Rachel Jingco Alejandro (born February 18, 1974) is a Filipino singer and actress. Biography Early life Alejandro's parents separated when she was four. Her mother, Myrna Demauro, then remarried and moved to the United States. Together with h ...

(born 1974), Filipino singer and actress *

Rachel Allen Rachel Allen (née O'Neill) (born 21 March 1972) is an Irish celebrity chef, known for her work on television and as a writer. She has often appeared on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Career as chef and writer Allen went to the Ballymal ...

(born 1972), Irish celebrity chef * Rachel Amanda (born 1995), Indonesian actress, singer and model *

Rachel Ames Rachel Ames (born Rachel Kay Foulger; November 2, 1929) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Audrey Hardy on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1964 to 2007, returning for appearances in 2009, 2013, and 2015 ...

(born 1929), American actress *

Rachel Anderson Rachel Anderson (born 1943) is an English journalist and author best known for her children's books. Her work often features the positive portrayal of characters with learning disabilities, and themes of social injustice and alienation. She wa ...

(born 1943), English journalist and author *

Rachel Anderson (football agent) Rachel Paula Anderson MBE (born September 1953) is a British football agent. She was the UK's first female FIFA-licensed agent. Career Anderson's first occupational interest was journalism. As an agent, she has represented Don Hutchison, Jul ...

, the UK's first female FIFA-licensed agent *

Rachel Ankeny Rachel Ankeny was appointed as Chair and Professor of philosophy at Wageningen University in 2024. She was previously Professor of history and philosophy at the University of Adelaide, where she worked from 2006–24 and served as Deputy Dean R ...

, professor of history and philosophy of science at University of Adelaide * Rachel Antonoff (born 1981), American fashion designer *

Rachel Attas Rachel Attas (; 24 July 1934 – 25 November 2004) was an Israeli actress, voice artist, and singer. Biography Attas was born in Tel Aviv, the first of five children. Her father emigrated from Thessaloniki while her mother was a Mizrahi Jew. B ...

(1934–2004), Israeli actress and singer *

Rokhl Auerbakh Rokhl Auerbakh (, also spelled Rokhl Oyerbakh and Rachel Auerbach) (18 December 1903 – 31 May 1976) was an Israeli writer, essayist, historian, Holocaust scholar, and Holocaust survivor. She wrote prolifically in both Polish and Yiddish, focusi ...

(Rachel Auerbach) (1903–1976), Polish-Israeli writer, essayist, historian, and Holocaust scholar *

Rachel Azaria Rachel Azaria (; born 21 December 1977), is a social activist and was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu. She previously served as deputy mayor and member of the Jerusalem City Council. Biography Rachel Azari ...

(born 1977), Israeli politician *

Rachel Baard Rachel Sophia Baard is a South African theologian. Since 2019, she is an assistant professor of Theology and Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Her first book, ''Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations o ...

, South African theologian *

Rachel Tzvia Back Rachel Tzvia Back () is an English-language American-Israeli poet, translator and professor of literature. Biography Born in Buffalo, New York, Rachel Tzvia Back was raised in the US and Israel. The seventh generation of her family in Israel, ...

, Israeli poet and translator *

Rachel Balkovec Rachel Balkovec (born July 5, 1987) is an American minor league baseball manager who is currently the director of player development for the Miami Marlins. In 2022, the New York Yankees named Balkovec manager of their Single–A minor league te ...

(born 1987), American baseball manager *

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi (; May 1886 – 16 November 1979) was an Israeli author and educator, and a leading Labor Zionism, Labor Zionist. Ben-Zvi was the wife of the second President of Israel, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. Biography Rachel Yanait was born Gold ...

(1886–1979), Israeli author and first lady of Israel * Rachel Bess, American artist * Rachel Bianchi-Quarshie, Ghanaian pilot * Rachel Bilson (born 1981), American actress * Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress * Rachel Bloom (born 1987), American actress * Rachel Bloomekatz (born 1982), American lawyer * Rachel Bluwstein (1890–1931), usually referred to simply as "Rachel", Hebrew-language poet from Palestine * Rachel Bolan, born James Southworth in 1966, American bassist of Skid Row (American band), Skid Row * Rachel Boston (born 1982), American actress and producer * Rachel Brand (born 1973), American lawyer and government official * Rachel Bromwich (1915–2010), British scholar * Rachel Brosnahan (born 1990), American actress * Rachel Brown (born 1980), English footballer * Rachel Caine (1962–2020), American writer * Rachel Cameron (1924–2011), American ballet dancer and teacher * Rachel Campos-Duffy (born 1971), American television personality * Rachel Carns (born 1969), American musician and artist * Rachel Carson (1907–1964), American environmentalist, scientist * Rachel Chalkowski (born 1939), Israeli midwife and gemach organiser * Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange (1679–1745), Scottish woman kidnapped by her husband * Rachel Corrie (1973–2003), American political activist and diarist * Rachel Corsie (born 1989), Scottish footballer * Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1922–1998), American author * Rachel Covey (born 1998), American actress * Rachel Cowan (1941–2018), American rabbi * Rachel Crow (born 1998), American actress and singer * Rachel Cusk (born 1967), Canadian-born novelist * Rachel Daly (born 1991), English footballer * Rachel Daquis (born 1987), Filipino volleyball player * Rachel David (born 1996), Indian actress * Rachel de Montmorency (1891–1961), English painter and stained glass artist * Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003), Brazilian author, translator, and journalist * Rachel Lilian Alfreda de Silva (1920–2001), Sri Lankan Sinhala poet, journalist, and screenwriter * Rachel Dolezal (born 1977), American former civil rights activist known for falsely claiming to be African American * Rachel Don (1866–1941), New Zealand preacher and activist * Rachel Dratch (born 1966), American actress * Rachel Dror (1921–2024), German Holocaust survivor * Rachel Eckroth, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist * Rachel Ehrenfeld, American terrorism expert * Rachel Elior (born 1949), Israeli historian and philosopher * Rachel Elkind-Tourre (born 1939), American musician and record producer * Rachel Elnaugh (born 1964), British entrepreneur * Murders of Rachel and Lillian Entwistle, Rachel Entwistle née Souza (1980–2006), American murder victim * Rachel Erickson (born 1999), Canadian curler * Rachel Evans, Welsh chemist * Rachel Held Evans (1981–2019), American writer * Rachel Fabri (born 1985), Maltese singer-songwriter * Rachel Fannan (born 1986), American singer, songwriter, and poet * Rachel Feinstein (artist) (born 1971), American artist * Rachel Feinstein (comedian), American actress and stand-up comedian * Rachel Félix (1821–1858), French actress (born Elisabeth Rachel Félix, better known as Mademoiselle Rachel) * Rachel Field, Rachel Lyman Field (1894–1942), American poet, novelist and children's fiction writer * Rachel G. Fox (born 1996), American actress and singer * Rachel Freier (born 1965), American judge * Rachel Fuller (born 1973), British singer-songwriter * Rachel Furness (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer * Rachel Garcia (born 1997), American softball player * Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (born 1981), American essayist * Rachel Goswell (born 1971), English singer-songwriter * Rachel Grant (born 1977), English actress and TV presenter * Rachel Griffin-Accurso (born 1982), American YouTuber and educator known as Ms. Rachel * Rachel Griffith (born 1963), British-American economist * Rachel Griffiths (born 1968), Australian actress and director * Rachel Eliza Griffiths (born 1978), American poet, novelist, and photographer * Rachel Gupta (born 2004), Indian model * Rachel Gurney (1920–2001), English actress * Rachel Hardiman (born 1961), Irish cricketer * Rachel Harris (born 1979), Australian swimmer * Rachel M. Harter, American statistician * Rachel Haugh, English architect * Rachel Henderson, American politician * Rachel Hill (born 1995), American soccer player * Rachel Hilson (born 1995), American actress * Rachel Hirschfeld (1945/1946 – 2018), animal welfare attorney * Murder of Rachel Hoffman, Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American murder victim * Rachel Hofstetter (born 1992), American video game streamer * Rachel Hollis (born 1983), American author and motivational speaker * Rachel Homan (born 1989), Canadian curler * Rachel Hopkins (born 1972), British Labour MP * Rachel Hopkins (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer * Rachel House (actress) (born 1971), New Zealand actress and director * Rachel Hunter (born 1969), New Zealand supermodel and actress * Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 1990), British actress * Rachel Ikemeh, Nigerian conservationist * Rachel Imison (born 1978), Australian field hockey player * Rachel Ingalls (1941–2019), American author * Rachel Isaacs, American rabbi * Rachel Isadora (born 1953), American children's author, illustrator, and painter * Rachel Jackson (1767–1828), wife of U.S. President Andrew Jackson * Rachel Jacobs (1975–2015), American businesswoman * Rachel Jarry (born 1991), Australian basketball player * Rachel Jewkes, South African scientist * Rachel Johnson (born 1965), British journalist, television presenter, and author * Rachel Johnson (athlete) (born 1993), American track and field athlete * Rachel Jones (disambiguation), Rachel Jones, multiple people * Rachel Joyce (disambiguation), Rachel Joyce, multiple people * Rachel Keller (actress), Rachel Keller (born 1992), American actress * Rachel Kempson (1910–2003), English actress * Rachel Kerr, British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur * Rachel Khoo (born 1980), British cook and writer * Rachel Klamer (born 1990), Dutch triathlete * Rachel E. Klevit, American biochemist * Rachel Kolly d'Alba (born 1981), Swiss soloist violinist * Rachel Korine (born 1986), American actress * Rachel Kushner (born 1968), American novelist * Rachel Levine (born 1957), transgender American assistant secretary of health * Gertrude Rachel Levy (1884–1966), British author and cultural historian writing as G. Rachel Levy * Rachel Lindsay (television personality) (born 1985), American television personality * Rachel Llanes (born 1991), American ice hockey player * Rachel Lloyd (born 1975), British activist * Rachel Lloyd (1839–1900), American chemist * Rachel Lowe (soccer), Rachel Lowe (born 2000), Australian footballer * Rachel Luttrell (born 1971), Tanzanian-Canadian actress * Rachel MacNair (born 1958), American sociologist and psychologist * Rachel Maddow (born 1973), American journalist * Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Rachel Meghan Markle (born 1981), Duchess of Sussex and former American actress * Rachel Marsden (born 1974), Canadian political columnist * Rachel McAdams (born 1978), Canadian actress * Rachel McAlpine (born 1940), New Zealand poet, novelist, and playwright * Rachel McCann (field hockey) (born 1993), New Zealand field hockey player * Murder of Rachel McLean, Rachel McLean (1971–1991), British murder victim * Rachel McLish (born 1955), American bodybuilder, actress, and author * Rachel Lambert Mellon (1910–2014), American horticulturalist, philanthropist, and art collector * Rachel Miner (born 1980), American actress * Rachel Mitchell (born 1967), American attorney * Rachel Morrison (born 1978), American cinematographer and director * Rachel Newton (born 1985), Scottish singer and harpist * Rachel Neylan (born 1982), Australian cyclist * Rachel Nicholls, English opera singer * Rachel Nichols (disambiguation), Rachel Nichols, multiple people * Murder of Rachel Nickell, Rachel Nickell (1968–1992), British murder victim * Rachel Noerdlinger (born 1970), American publicist * Rachel Nordlinger, Australian linguist * Rachel Notley (born 1964), Canadian politician * Rachel O'Reilly, British chemist * Rachel O'Riordan (born 1974), Irish theatre director * Rachel Oakes Preston (1809–1868), American religious figure * Rachel Oliver (footballer) (born 1971), New Zealand footballer * Rachel Oliver (scientist), British material scientist * Rachel Ong (born 1972), Singaporean politician * Rachel Oniga (1957–2021), Nigerian actress * Rachel Owen (1968–2016), Welsh photographer, printmaker, and lecturer * Rachel Owens (born 1972), American sculptor * Rachel Parish (born 1981), British sportswoman * Rachel Parris (born 1984), English comedian and actress * Rachel Parsons (disambiguation), Rachel Parsons, multiple people * Rachel Paulose (born 1973), American attorney * Rachel Pavlou, British manager for diversity and inclusion at the Football Association (FA) in England *Florence Jane Short (aka Rachel Peace) (1881 – ''died after'' 1932), British feminist and suffragette * Rachel Perkins (born 1970), Australian director, producer, and screenwriter * Rachel Peters (born 1991), Miss Universe Philippines 2017 * Rachel Platten (born 1981), American singer and songwriter * Rachel Pollack (1945–2023), American science fiction writer, comic book writer, and tarot expert * Rachel Portman (born 1960), British composer * Rachel Potter (born 1984), American singer and actress * Rachel Justine Pries, American mathematician * Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Canadian writer * Rachel Quon (born 1991), American-Canadian soccer player * Rachel Rath (born 1976), Irish actress * Rachel Reeves (born 1979), British MP for the Labour Party * Rachel Reilly (born 1984), American television personality and actress * Rachel Reinert (born 1989), American country singer and songwriter * Rachel Riley (born 1986), British television presenter * Rachel Roberts (disambiguation), Rachel Roberts, multiple people * Rachel Robinson (born 1922), American professor and nurse * Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, American politician * Rachel Rose (born 1970), Canadian poet, essayist, and short story writer * Rachel Rose (artist) (born 1986), American artist * Rachel Rossi (born 1983), American criminal justice lawyer * Rachel Roy (born 1974), American fashion designer * Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750), Dutch still-life painter * Rachel Scott (1981–1999), a victim in the Columbine High School massacre * Rachel Scott (women's education reformer) née Cook (1848–1905), British women's education reformer, promoted equality for women * Rachel Sebati (born 1993), South African footballer * Rachel Irene Seibert (1876–1967), American clubwoman * Rachel Sennott (born 1995), American actress and comedian * Rachel Shelley (born 1969), English actress and model * Rachel Shenton, English actress and screenwriter * Rachel Shoaf (born 1996), American convicted of murder in 2013 * Rachel Smith (born 1985), Miss USA 2007 * Rachel Smith (gymnast) (born 1993), British rhythmic gymnast *Rachel Squire (1954–2006), British Labour politician * Rachel Stephens (1930–2011), American actress * Rachel Stevens (born 1978), English pop singer, best known as a member of the band S Club 7 * Rachel Stevens (sculptor), American sculptor * Rachel Stuart (born 1972), Jamaican-Canadian model and actress * Rachel Sung (born 2004), American table tennis player * Rachel Sutherland (born 1976), New Zealand field hockey player * Rachel Sweet (born 1962), American producer, singer, and actress * Rachel Talalay (born 1958), American director and producer * Rachel Talbot Ross (born 1961), American politician and activist * Rachel Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people * Rachel Ticotin (born 1958), American film and television actress * Rachel Trachtenburg (born 1993), American rock singer and drummer * Rachel Treweek (born 1963), British Anglican bishop * Rachel True (born 1968), American actress * Rachel Tucker (born 1981), Northern Irish musical theatre actress, and singer * Rachel Uchitel (born 1975), American nightclub manager and television personality * Rachel Unitt (born 1982), English footballer * Rachel Vail (born 1966), American author * Rachel Vallarelli, American lacrosse player * Rachel van Cutsen (born 1984), Dutch badminton player * Rachel van Dantzig (1878–1949), Dutch sculptor * Rachel Van Hollebeke (born 1985), American soccer player * Rachel Veltri (born 1978), American actress * Rachel Viollet (born 1972), British tennis player * Rachel Wacholder (born 1975), American professional beach volleyball player * Rachel Wade (born 1990), American teenager convicted of murder * Rachel Walker (disambiguation), several people * Rachel Ward (born 1957), English-born Australian actress, columnist, film director, and screenwriter * Rachel Ward, Countess of Dudley, British civic leader, philanthropist, and foundress of nursing orders * Rachel Ward (mathematician), American applied mathematician * Rachel Weisz (born 1970), British actress * Rachel Whetstone (born 1968), British public relations executive * Rachel White (disambiguation), Rachel White, multiple people * Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), English sculptor * Rachel Williams (model) (born 1967), American model and television presenter * Rachel Williams (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer * Rachel DeLoache Williams (born 1988), American writer * Rachel Willis-Sørensen (born 1984), American opera singer * Rachel O. Wingate (c. 1901–1953), English linguist * Rachel Yakar (1938–2023), French opera singer * Rachel Yang (born 1982), Singaporean pole vaulter * Rachel Yankey (born 1979), English footballer * Rachel Yehuda (born 1959), American psychiatrist and neuroscientist * Rachel Yeoh, Malaysian socialite and model * Rachel York (born 1971), American actress and singer * Rachel Yurkovich (born 1986), American javelin thrower * Rachel Z, American pianist and keyboardist * Rachel Zadok (born 1972), South African writer * Rachel Zajac, New Zealand forensic psychologist * Rachel Zeffira, Canadian singer * Rachel Zegler (born 2001), American actress and singer * Rachel Zilberberg (1920–1943), Polish resistance fighter during World War II * Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian space scientist and inventor * Rachel Zoe (born 1971), American fashion designer, businesswoman, and writer * Rachel Zolf (born 1968), Canadian-American poet * Rachel Zucker (born 1971), American poet

Women named Rachael

* Hecate (musician) (born 1976), born Rachael Kozak, Swiss music producer * Murder of Rachael Anderson, Rachael Anderson (died 2018), American female murder victim * Rachael Bella (born 1984), American actress, best known for her role in the 2002 film ''The Ring'' * Rachael Blackmore (born 1989), Irish jockey * Rachael Blake (born 1971), Australian actress * Rachael Bland (1978–2018), Welsh BBC newsreader * Rachael Boyle (born 1991), Scottish footballer * Rachael Carpani (born 1980), Australian actress * Rachael Denhollander (born 1984), American lawyer, former gymnast and survivor * Rachael Leigh Cook (born 1979), American actress * Rachael Finch (born 1988), Miss Universe Australia 2009, 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 2009 * Rachael Flatt (born 1992), American figure skater * Rachael Grinham (born 1977), Australian squash player * Rachael Gunn (born 1987), Australian breakdancer known as Raygun * Rachael Harris (born 1968), American actress and comedian * Rachael Heyhoe Flint (1939–2017), English cricketer * Rachael Lampa (born 1985), American singer/songwriter best known for her work in the anime series ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' * Rachael Letsche (born 1991), British trampoline gymnast * Rachael MacFarlane (born 1976), American voice actress and sister of Seth MacFarlane * Rachael McLaren, Canadian dancer * Rachael Pratt (1874–1954), Australian army nurse * Rachael Price (born 1985), American jazz vocalist and lead vocalist of the band Lake Street Dive * Rachael Ray (born 1968), American celebrity chef and television personality * Rachael Runyan (1979–1982), American Murder of Rachael Runyan, murder victim * Rachael Sage, American songwriter * Rachael Scdoris (born 1985), blind American dog musher and cross country runner * Rachael Sporn (born 1968), Australian female basketball player * Rachael Stirling (born 1977), British actress best known for the BBC drama ''Tipping the Velvet'' * Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, American epidemiologist and dietitian * Rachael Taylor (born 1984), Australian actress * Rachael Yamagata (born 1977), American singer-songwriter

Women named Rachelle

* Rachelle Ferrell (born 1961), American vocalist and musician * Rachelle Ann Go (born 1986), Filipina singer * Rachelle Keck, American lawyer and academic administrator * Rachelle Lefevre (born 1979), Canadian actress * Rachelle Smit, American politician

Women named Rachele

* Rachele Baldi (born 1994), Italian footballer * Rachele Barbieri (born 1997), Italian road and track cyclist * Rachele Bruni (born 1990), Italian swimmer * Rachele Fogar (born 1991), Italian model and television personality * Rachele Gilmore, American soprano * Rachele Lynae (born 1988), American country rock singer * Rachele Mori (born 2003), Italian hammer thrower * Rachele Mussolini (1890–1979), wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini * Rachele Mussolini (politician) (born 1974), Italian politician * Rachele Risaliti (born 1995), Italian model * Rachele Sangiuliano (born 1981), Italian volleyball player * Rachele Brooke Smith (born 1987), American actor and dancer * Alice Rachele Arlanch (born 1995), Italian beauty pageant winner

Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof)

* Rachael, a character in ''Hard Times (novel), Hard Times.'' * Rachel, one of the six main characters of ''Animorphs'' * Rachel, a character from the ''Fantasia 2000#Rhapsody in Blue, Rhapsody in Blue'' segment of the Disney movie ''Fantasia 2000'' * Rachel, a character in Stephen King's short story The Raft (short story), ''The raft'' * Rachael (Blade Runner character), Rachael, a replicant in the science fiction film ''Blade Runner'' * Rachel, a friend of Vivian Ward and Kit DeLuca in the romantic movie ''Pretty Woman'' * Rachel, a character in ''Pokémon Masters EX'' *List of Battle Arena Toshinden characters#Rachael, Rachael (''Battle Arena Toshinden''), a character in the ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' fighting game series *Characters of the Dead or Alive series#Rachel, Rachel, a female warrior from the ''Ninja Gaiden'' series of video games *Naughty Rachel, in the British TV Series ''Green Wing'' *List of Downton Abbey characters#Recurring cast, Rachel Aldridge, Lady Sinderby, a character introduced in season 5 of the TV show ''Downton Abbey'' * List of BlazBlue characters#Rachel Alucard, Rachel Alucard, in the ''BlazBlue'' video game series * Rachel Amber, a side character in ''Life Is Strange (video game), Life Is Strange'' and a main character in its spinoff, ''Life Is Strange: Before the Storm'' * Rachel Berry, in the television series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' * Rachel Santiago-Bravante, a character from the Filipino drama series ''Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko'' * Rachel Brown, in the play ''Inherit the Wind (play), Inherit the Wind'' * Rachel Buchman, a character in Rachel Getting Married, ''Rachel getting married'' * Rachel Carruthers, in the ''Halloween (franchise), Halloween'' film series *Rachel Chu, in the American romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians (film), Crazy Rich Asians'' * Rachel Creed, wife of the main character in Stephen King's 1983 horror novel ''Pet Sematary'' * List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan#Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, in the young adult book series ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' *Rachel Dalles, a character in the ''Black Butler'' manga series and anime * Rachel Dawes, Assistant District Attorney in the ''Batman'' series of movies * List of Orphan Black characters#Project Leda, Rachel Duncan, in the TV show ''Orphan Black'' * Rachel Finer, in the Netflix series ''Grand Army (TV series), Grand Army'' *Rachel Gardner, in the ''Angels of Death (video game), Angels of Death'' video game * Rachel Gatina, in the TV show ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' * Rachel Gibson (Alias), Rachel Gibson, in Season 5 of ''Alias (TV series), Alias'' * Rachel Green, in the TV series ''Friends (TV series), Friends'' * Rachel Greene, a character in the TV series ''ER (TV series), ER'', daughter of Mark Greene * Rachel Hardy, a character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Rachel Kinski, a character in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Rachel Lang, the main character in ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' * Rachel Larsen, a.k.a. Rikka Hishikawa, in the anime ''DokiDoki! PreCure'' * Diamondback (Rachel Leighton), Rachel Leighton, also known as Diamondback in Marvel Comics *Rachel Lynde, a supporting character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel ''Anne of Green Gables'' * Rachel Mason (Waterloo Road), Rachel Mason, Headmistress of Waterloo Road in the BBC drama ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' * List of Mad Men characters#Rachel Menken, Rachel Menken, Don Draper's client's daughter and a love interest in ''Mad Men'' * Rachel Moore (Case Closed), Rachel Moore, of ''Case Closed'' (Detective Conan) * Chrononauts: Futureshock#Characters, Rachel Quinn, a character in ''Chrononauts'' and ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' * Rachel Raskin, a character in ''The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' * Rachel Roth, the false civilian name of Raven (DC Comics), Raven * Rachel Spies, a minor character in Stephen King's ''Carrie (novel), Carrie'' * Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe, daughter of Cyclops (Marvel Comics), Scott Summers and Jean Grey * Rachel T. McKenzie (Numbuh 362), from the Cartoon Network animated series ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' * Rachel Taub, a supporting character on the TV show ''House (TV series), House'', the wife of Dr. Chris Taub * Rachel Teller, a character in the ''Need for Speed Underground 2'' * Rachel Tice, a recurring character in the web series ''The Most Popular Girls in School'' * Rachel Van Helsing, a character in Marvel Comics * Rachel Walker, a main character in the ''Rainbow Magic'' book franchise * Rachel Wilson, a minor character in the Cartoon Network series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' *List of Suits characters#Rachel Zane, Rachel Zane, a character in the American TV show ''Suits (U.S. TV series), Suits'' * Rachel, a character in the manga and anime series ''Edens Zero'' who is the mother of the main heroine Rebecca Bluegarden

Variant names

*Rae, Rachey, Rahel, Rocha, Rochel, Rochie, Rochale, Rochele, Rochlin, Recha, Reche, Reichil, Rela, Releh, Relin, Reiyelina, Rekel, Rikel, Rikla, Rikle, Rasha, Rashe, Rashi, Rashel, Rachelle, Rashil, Rashka, Rashke * Rashka, Rashke, Slavic-language-influences

ish Yiddish-language, diminutive * Recha, a diminutive; an example is Rachel (Recha), the daughter of the protagonist of the 1779 play ''Nathan the Wise''.Frederick Quinn, ''The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought'',
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