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Baby Name Rachel |
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Meaning of Rachel - What does the name Rachel means? |
Pronunciation: |
ray-chel | |
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Gender: |
Girl Name |
Origin: |
Hebrew |
Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Hebrew racket (ewe). The name is borne in the Bible by the younger daughter of Laban. Jacob had to toil for fourteen years as well as marry Rachel's older sister, Leah, before Laban would agree to let Jacob and Rachel marry. She was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin |
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Variants: | Rachaela, Rachaele, Rachela, Racheli, Rachelle, Rahel, Rahil, Rechel, Recheli; Raske, Rochel (Yiddish) |
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