Given name · Russian
Рахиль
“ewe”
Рахиль (Raxílʹ) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Rachel.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Рахиль goes back to Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl), meaning “ewe.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Рахиль comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Рахиль developed from Ῥαχήλ.
Рахиль’s family of names
In Russian usage, Рахиль developed from the Ancient Greek form Ῥαχήλ. In Russian usage, Рахиль has a conventional equivalent in the German form Rachel. In Russian usage, Рахиль has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Raquel.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Рахиль has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Рахиль comes from · 1 name
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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