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Rachel

See also: Ráchel and Rachêl

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

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Rachel

  2. (biblical) Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
  3. 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, published 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.
  4. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
  5. A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

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Rachel f

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

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  • Rahel (preferred as a given name, though also infrequent)

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Rachel f (proper noun, genitive Rachels or (with an article) Rachel)

  1. Rachel (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name of rare usage

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Declension of Rachel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rachel die Rachels, Racheln
genitive einer der Rachels, Rachel1 der Rachels, Racheln
dative einer der Rachel den Rachels, Racheln
accusative eine die Rachel die Rachels, Racheln

1With an article.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (Rāḥēl)

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Rāchēl f sg (genitive Rāchēlis); third declension

  1. a female given name from Hebrew

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rāchēl
Genitive Rāchēlis
Dative Rāchēlī
Accusative Rāchēlem
Ablative Rāchēle
Vocative Rāchēl
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