Given name

Ráchel

“ewe”

Ráchel is a feminine given name from Hebrew, meaning “ewe.” It is used in Hungarian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ráchel means “ewe.”

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Where it comes from

Ráchel comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew רָחֵל (“ewe”).

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Ráchel’s family of names

In Hungarian usage, Ráchel has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rachel. In Slovak usage, Ráchel has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form RACHELA.

Walk Ráchel’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Ráchel has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

Hebrew

2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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