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Raechelle
How to Pronounce Raechelle
Pronounced rah-SHEL /rəˈʃɛl/Medium
Meaning: Raechelle is a decorative spelling in the Rachelle and Rochelle family. Rachelle is a French elaboration of Rachel, from the Hebrew 'rachel', 'ewe' or 'female sheep', the matriarch of Genesis; Rochelle is a related French name. The 'ae' and double 'l' give a familiar name an extra flourish.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Raechelle is an ornamented spelling of Rachelle (and cousin to Rochelle), a French elaboration of Rachel. Rachel comes from the Hebrew rachel, 'ewe', the name of Jacob's beloved wife in Genesis. Piling on the 'ae' and a doubled 'l' typifies the late-century love of dressing familiar names in extra letters.
Raechelle stayed a rarity, cresting around 1988 at about thirty girls a year and fading by the mid-2000s. It belongs to the Rachelle-Rochelle-Rachel cluster of its decade; a Raechelle from the peak would be in her thirties, and the elaborate spelling reads as firmly of its moment.
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What does the name Raechelle mean?
Raechelle is an ornate spelling of Rachelle, an elaboration of Rachel, which is Hebrew for 'ewe'.
How do you pronounce Raechelle?
It is said rah-SHEL /rəˈʃɛl/, two syllables stressed on the second.
Is Raechelle a boy or girl name?
Raechelle is used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Raechelle?
Raechelle has always been very rare, a decorative spelling of Rachelle from the later twentieth century.