Racheal

  • [ RAY-chəl ]
  • English
Variant of RACHEL.

RACHEL   female   English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
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. She was the younger sister of Jacob's first wife Leah.

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. A notable bearer was the American conservationist Rachel Carson (1907-1964).
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Rachel
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Rachel
BIBLICAL LATIN: Rachel, Rahel
BIBLICAL: Rachel
DANISH: Rakel
DUTCH: Rachel
ENGLISH: Rachael, Rachel, Rachelle, Rachyl, Racquel, Raquel, Raschelle
FINNISH: Raakel
FRENCH: Rachel
GERMAN: Rachel
HEBREW: Rachel
HUNGARIAN: Ráhel
ICELANDIC: Rakel
IRISH: Ráichéal
ITALIAN: Rachele
NORWEGIAN: Rakel
PORTUGUESE: Raquel
ROMANIAN: Rahela
SERBIAN: Rahela
SPANISH: Raquel
SWEDISH: Rakel
YIDDISH: Ruchel
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Rae, Raelene, Raelyn