Category:Rachel

Rachel is the second wife of Jacob in the Old Testament.

The name Rachel may also refer to:

Contents [hide] 1 Geography 2 People and fictional characters 3 Media and entertainment 3.1 Films 3.2 Literature 3.3 Music 3.4 Television

4 Other uses 5 See also

Geography[edit] Rachel, Nevada, a census-designated place

People and fictional characters[edit] Rachel (given name), a female name (including a list of people and characters with the name)

Media and entertainment[edit]

Films[edit] Rachel (film) (2009), a documentary about the death of Rachel Corrie Rachel, Rachel (1968), a film starring Joanne Woodward and directed by Paul Newman

Literature[edit] Rachell (play), 1916 play by Angelina Weld Grimké Rachel (Animorphs), a character from the Animorphs book series by K. A. Applegate Rachel (story), a short story by Erskine Caldwell, included in We Are the Living (1933) My Cousin Rachel (1951), a novel by Daphne du Maurier

Music[edit] Rachel's, an American post-rock group

Television[edit] Rachel Green(e) a fictional character on Friends

Other uses[edit] Rachel (sandwich), a type of sandwich Rachel Alexandra (foaled 2006), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Rachel haircut, a haircut based on the Friends character Rachel Green SS Rachel or SS Empire Cabot, a cargo ship RACHEL Software for Raspberry Pi computer (Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning)

See also[edit] Rachael (given name) Rachal (disambiguation) Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Standard Raḥel Tiberian Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl‎), Arabic: راحیل, Rāḥīl‎); also spelled Rachael, meaning "ewe")[1][2] is a feminine given name. The name ranks in the top hundred most popular names for girls in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia as well as in Israel. According to United States Social Security card applications in 2005, the name Rachel ranked 38th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby girls.[3] Statistics for England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics show a decline in popularity of the name: it was the 9th most popular name given to baby girls in 1984, but only 235th in 2014.[4][5][6]

Contents [hide] 1 Variants 2 People named Rachel 3 People named Rachael 4 People named Rachelle 5 People named Rahel 6 Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof) 7 See also 8 References

Variants[edit] Raecha (Finnish) Raechel (English) Rachael (English) Rachela (Polish) Rachele (Italian) Rachelle (French) Racquel (English) Raghnailt (Irish) (note that this name is etymologically unrelated to Rachel) Ráhel (Hungarian) Rahel/Rachel (German, Hebrew, Polish, Welsh) Rahela (Hawaiian, Romanian) Rahil (Russian) Ráichéal (Irish) Raahel (Malayalam) Ραχήλ (Rachíl) (Greek) Rakel (Scandinavian) Raichel (Tamil) Rakhil (Russian) Rakhila (Russian) Raheli (Swahili) Rakul (Faroese) Raquel (Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Spanish) Rashel (Russian) Rashka (Hebrew) Rashke (Hebrew) Rechell (Hebrew) Ruchel (Yiddish) Raakel (Finnish) راحیل (Raaheel) (Arabic) ریچل (Rachel) (Urdu) [7]

People named Rachel[edit] Rachel, Biblical person, the wife of Jacob Rachel, a French singer of the 1960s Rachel Allen, Irish celebrity chef Rachel Bilson, American actress Rachel Bluwstein, usually referred to simply as "Rachel", Hebrew-language poet from pre-state Israel Rachel Bolan, born James Southworth, bassist of Skid Row Rachel Brosnahan, American actress Rachel Carson, US environmentalist, scientist Rachel Chalkowski, Israeli midwife and gemach organiser Rachel Corrie, American political activist Rachel Cosgrove Payes, American author Rachel Crow, American actress and singer Rachel Entwistle, American murder victim Rachel Félix, 19th-century French actress (born Elisabeth Rachel Félix, better known only as Mademoiselle Rachel) Rachel G. Fox, American actress and singer Rachel Fuller, British singer-songwriter Rachel Harris, Australian swimmer Rachel Hunter, New Zealand supermodel and actress Rachel Hurd-Wood, British actress Rachel Kolly d'Alba, Swiss soloist violinist Rachel Maddow, American journalist Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress Rachel Nichols, American actress Rachel Nickell, British murder victim Rachel Parish, British sportswoman Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter Rachel Portman, British composer Rachel Rath, Irish actress Rachel Ryan, American adult film actress Rachel Scott, a victim in the Columbine High School massacre Rachel Shoaf, American convicted of murder Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007 Rachel Stevens, British pop singer, best known as a member of the band S Club 7 Rachel Stuart, Jamaican-Canadian model and actress Rachel Sutherland, New Zealand field hockey player Rachel Sweet, American producer, singer, and actress Rachel Trachtenburg, American rock singer and drummer Rachel True, American actress Rachel Walker, English field hockey player Rachel Weisz, British actress Rachel Willis-Sørensen, American opera singer Rachel York, American actress and singer Rachel Zoe, American fashion designer, businesswoman, and writer.

People named Rachael[edit] Hecate (musician), real name Rachael Kozak, a Swiss music producer Rachael Bella, an American actress, best known for her role in the 2002 film The Ring Rachael Blake, an actress in the 2003 movie Perfect Strangers Rachael Leigh Cook, an American actress Rachael Finch, Miss Universe Australia 2009, 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 2009 Rachael Flatt, a young American figure skater Rachael Grinham, a professional squash player from Australia Rachael Harris, an American actress and comedian Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, an English cricketer Rachael Lampa, an American singer/songwriter best known for her work in the anime series Revolutionary Girl Utena Rachael MacFarlane, an American voice actress and sister of Seth MacFarlane Rachael Price, an American jazz vocalist and lead vocalist of the band Lake Street Dive Rachael Ray, an American celebrity chef, see Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels Rachael Sage, an American songwriter Rachael Scdoris, a blind American dog musher and cross country runner Rachael Sporn, Australian female basketball player Rachael Stirling, a British actress best known for from the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet Rachael Taylor, an Australian actress Rachael Yamagata, an American singer-songwriter

People named Rachelle[edit] Rachelle Lefevre, Canadian actress Rachelle Ann Go, Filipina singer Rachelle Ferrell, American vocalist and musician

People named Rahel[edit] Rahel Kiwic, Swiss footballer Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833), German writer Rahel Vigdozchik, Israeli rhythmic gymnast

Fictional characters named Rachel (or variants thereof)[edit] Rachel Aldridge, Lady Sinderby, a character introduced in season 5 of the TV show Downton Abbey Rachel, one of the six main characters of Animorphs Rachel (Ninja Gaiden), a female warrior from the Ninja Gaiden series of video games Naughty Rachel, a character in the British TV Series Green Wing Rachel Berry (Glee), a character in the television series Glee Rachel Brown, a character in the play Inherit the Wind Rachel Carruthers, a character in the Halloween film series Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a character in the young adult book series Percy_Jackson_&_the_Olympians Rachel Dawes, Assistant District Attorney in the Batman series of movies. Rachel Duncan, a character in the TV show Orphan Black [8] Rachel Gatina, a character in the TV show One Tree Hill Rachel Gibson, a character in Season 5 of Alias Rachel Green, a character in the TV series Friends The Rachel haircut, a hairstyle popularized by the Friends character

Rachel Greene, a character in the TV series ER, daughter of Mark Greene Rachel Kinski, a character in the Australian TV show Neighbours Rachel Lang, a character in The Rage: Carrie 2 Rachel Mason, Headmistress of Waterloo Road in the BBC drama Waterloo Road Rachel Menken, Don Draper's client's daughter and a love interest in Mad Men Rachel Moore (Case Closed), of Case Closed (Detective Conan) Rachel Summers, a character in the Marvel Universe, daughter of Scott Summers and Jean Grey Rachel Teller, a character in the Need for Speed Underground 2 Rachel, a character from the Rhapsody in Blue segment of the Disney movie Fantasia 2000 Rachel Zane, a character in the American TV show Suits Rachael (Battle Arena Toshinden), a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series Rachael (Blade Runner), a replicant in the film Blade Runner

See also[edit] List of all articles beginning with Rachel Rachal may refer to: Rachal (surname), list of notable people with the surname Rachal, Texas, unincorporated community Rachal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chilo Rachal (born 1986), American football player Latario Rachal (born 1974), retired American football player Raquel may refer to: IndividualsRaquel Carriedo-Tomás (born 1971), Spanish golfer Raquel Chalfi, Israeli poet Raquel Diaz, Mexican-American professional wrestler, manager, model, and singer Raquel Guerra (born 1985), Portuguese singer and actress Raquel Lee (born 1986), American actress Raquel Morell (born 1959), Mexican actress Raquel Silva (born 1978), Brazilian volleyball player Raquel Welch (born 1940), American actress (born Jo Raquel Tejada) Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983), Brazilian model Fictional charactersRaquel Turner, a character in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses Raquel Rocky Blue, a main character in Shake It Up