Given name

Barachel

“God has blessed”

Barachel is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewברכאל

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Barachel means “God has blessed.”

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Where it comes from

Barachel is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb barak (ברך), “to kneel or to bless,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Barachel appears in Job 32:2.

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See also 4

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Barachel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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No U.S. birth series

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Amalec

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Bilhah

“trouble” · “calamity”

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Ahasbai

“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”

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Ahiram

“brother of height” · “brother of the lofty”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

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Athaiah

“help of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

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Ahi

“my brother” · “brother (of...)”

No U.S. birth series

36% boys · 64% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Barachel’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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