Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian Ռաքէլ (Ṙakʻēl).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Ռաքել (Ṙakʻel)

  1. Rachel (second wife of Jacob)
  2. a female given name, Rakel, equivalent to English Rachel

Usage notes edit

The given name is not traditional among Armenians.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Հռաքէլ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press