Rachel

原Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a four-year theatre program at York University in 2001, she initially worked in Canadian television and film productions such as the drama film Perfect Pie, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino, and the comedy series Slings and Arrows. In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick. McAdams rose to fame in 2004 with her roles in the comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the family comedy-drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl", and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Rising Star.

原Rachel Reynolds (born 4 November 1982) is an American model, known for her career on game show The Price Is Right. She has been on the show since 2003.

原Rachel Marie Oberlin (known as Bree Olson) is a former American pornographic actress.

原Rachel Joy Scott (August 5, 1981 - April 20, 1999), who was killed in the Columbine Massacre and has become known for religious legacy. A movie about her, called I Am Not Ashamed, is scheduled to be released in September 2016.

原I have a few friends named Rachel and really love the name. I especially love it after learning about the legacy of Rachel Joy Scott, who was killed in the Columbine Massacre on April 20, 1999. It's a beautiful name, also Biblical, and is usually accompanied by a beautiful personality. It's classic, timeless, and, although it is common, is not tired or overused.

原Rachel Ballinger (Born April 5, 1991, in California) is a Youtuber. She is the sister of Colleen Evans.

原Rachel Aspe, (Born June 24, 1988 in Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) vocalist of French metal band Eths. She replaced the former singer Candice Clot in 2013. She is also known for a viral video of her singing a Sybreed song on the French television show La France a un Incroyable Talent.

原My name is Rachel Berry, no joke.. I've hated my name for ages now as I get the odd people come up to me and take the mick out if my name, but then again I love my name. I don't know why I do, I just do. My name makes me feel special in a way I can't describe.

原My name is Rashel, and it is not very common. I so far have never come across a girl with my name and also I love my name, because I find it so rare, but I don't know if there are others out there with this name. I prefer Rashel rather than being called Rachel. It just seems to stand out more, but Rachel is also a beautiful name.

原My name is Rachel, and we were supposed to do a presentation on the meaning of our names. But ever since the presentation, everyone calls me Lamby. ^-^ They also sing Mary had a little lamb to me. But it's funny :) (my middle name is Mary).

原I named my daughter Rachel using the Bible spelling. I loved the flow of her name - Rachel Ilyse (with her middle name pronounced like - Elise - old family name but wanted a unique spelling since I went traditional with the first name.) Main thing is that she likes it!

原Rachel isn't necessarily a bad name but it would never be a name I'd choose for my child and the reason has nothing to do with popularity. Decent name but unfortunately, the people with this name that I've seen or met have all been, well... the exact opposite of decent. One "Rachel" in particular has tarnished the name for me. I never obsessed over the name but she blocked up that opportunity. Rachel is a name that I general like (though that may be slipping) but it's not a name I can forsee myself obsessing over. I honestly wished the one particular Rachel had been named something else. A name I never cared for.

原Rachel isn't a bad name, but it's so common, I know about 12 Rachels at my school. Like, give me a break. As people say Amelia is so common, what about Rachel?

原It's not bad, but it doesn't really do much for me. Guess I just don't find the sound all that pleasant, pretty, or inspiring. But as with most names, I have a number of associations for it--one of my favorites of which is the main character in The Ring, and how her young son addresses her as "Rachel" instead of "Mom."I prefer Rochelle.

原Two fictional bearers of this name are Rachel from the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (and the movie adaptation, Blade Runner) and Rachel from the TV show Orphan Black.

原Rachel Hobbes (also known as Nashimoto Nonomi) is a character in Inazuma Eleven.

原It's an ok name, but takes a while to get your head around.

原I can't stand this common Rachel Ruth trend, especially when Ruth is much more noble and sophisticated. Never understood why they have to be so alike, just because of the R.

原Rachael ray is on a tv show.

原My name is Rachel and I like that name. I am very religious so I think that it is a good name for me. I like that it is a biblical name. And it also has a meaning of a female lamb.

原I can easily see why many dislike using biblical names, with a meaning like 'shepherdess'. As important as farming is, it doesn't make the name particularly striking.

原Flavorless and painfully common.

原Most Rachel's are secretly devils in disguise. Who says 'innocent lamb' about the name anyway? That meaning should belong to another!

原Reminds me of nasty girls who leave you out, for some reason.

原Rachel T. McKenzie (a.k.a Numbuh 362) is a character in Codename: Kids Next Door.

原According to two websites I've found, they both cite that Rachel means "to journey as a ewe that is a good traveller". Interesting! Links:http://www.ccg.org/english/s/p295.htmlhttp://biblehub.com/hebrew/7353.htm.

原I love this name- seems quite pretty. I don't think it's ugly at all. :)

原Here's a list of notable people named Rachel:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_(given_name)#People_named_Rachel.

原I really don't like this name, it's harsh and I can only picture it on old women.

原I love my name! I think its cute but intelligent. It suits a child or an adult. The meaning lamb is adorable! And I've been called rach and rachieface, I love them both. Friends usually call me rach but sometimes people I don't know as well will call me rach and I like it, its more of a personal connection. I was named after Rachel greene from friends and I couldn't be more proud! Yes there were 4 other rachels in my graduating class, but we were all very kind and likable people, never mean. And my middle name is Catherine, not Elizabeth. Being born under the Aries sign I really just don't think I could have another name.

原My name is Rachel and personally, I love my name. I know a lot of people named Rachel hate it but I don't. Rachel can be an anyone name. A loser, a prom queen, that school *female dog*, the nerdy cute girl, or the prepster. I've seen it all. And a lot of people also think "oh. Rachel means 'ewe' that's really weird. I hate my name" but in Hebrew (I'm Jewish so I was named from the TORAH not the bible. C'mon people. There's a difference) ewe means lamb so as a child my mom always called me lamby, even in public too :( But having my name being Rachel and actually knowing the whole story of Rachel and Jacob and Leah, it adds meaning to my name that I really love. Also, my brothers name is Jacob and my cousins name is Leah so Passover and other Jewish holiday conversations got really weird... Many people spell my name as Rachael and I actually just hate that spelling. I don't know why, I just do. My name from Hebrew transliteration is spelt Rachelle but doesn't sound like "ray-shell" is sounds like " rah-chell" and the "ch" sounds like your clearing your throat. You know what, Hebrew is a difficult language. Don't even bother sounding that out unless you're a Jew. So whenever I find another Rachel, I ask them their middle name. And it turns out a lot of people have "L"s in their middle name. I'm Rachel Ellen. I know a Rachel Lyn. A Rachel Leigh. A Rachel Elizabeth. Rachel Elise. That's about it. But yeah. Those E s and L a are really common in Rachel's middle names.

原I always get this name confused with Rebecca for some reason... I prefer Rachel though ;)

原My name is Rachel. I went through a long love-hate period with my name (not crazy about the meaning, mostly) but now I've mostly come to accept it. I like that it seems solid- not frilly or princessy like some other names nowadays. And I don't really mind the lack of nicknames, this is a name that really kind of stands on its own. Plus it's reasonably popular (I know several Rachels and a few Rachaels) but not so much that it's overwhelming. Overall, I really do like it, both as a name in its own right and as my name.

原Rachel Lynde is the name of the Avonlea town gossip in Anne of Green Gables.

原This was my grandmother's name. It's a pretty, simple name, not too elaborate but not too overused that its become dull. I really like it.

原My name's Rachel, but personally, I don't like it. To me it's overused, cliche, trite, and boring, so yes, I don't like my name. But last year I realized that I could always nickname myself, or what this site calls it-use a diminutive. So my friends, and family (except for my my mom when she's mad) call me Rae. And now looking on the site, Raelene and Raelyn, my favorite being the latter, are also diminutives, so I'm going to end up embracing my name and using Raelyn. By the way, the whole 'Rae' nickname started when I wrote it on a school paper in 6th grade, and Chris, this kid in my class who the teacher assigned to collect the papers, saw my nickname atop the paper, and said to me "Oh have your paper RAE." So that's how it all started.SO! I don't think Rachel is the best name out there. It has a strange meaning- "ewe" and barely any namesakes- bibilical, and just strikes me as so... boring and mundane. But if your stuck with it at least it has some cool diminutives, like Rae, Raelyn, and Raelene. So you can make the best of it.~Rachel aka Rae aka Raelyn~

原Rachel is a beautiful name. I like it much better than Mary which means bitter. In choosing a name even for one of my characters, the meaning is very important to me. My name book says Rachel can also mean Quiet Innocence. That's a much better thing to live up to than going through life being called bitter all the time. Not that every Mary in the world is a bitter person. My three requirements for choosing a name is: 1)sounds good with last name, 2)means something pleasant or appropriate to the character/story, 3) sounds pretty and is easy to say. Okay, so that's four but you get my drift. Oh, and it's a classic that will never go out of style. Rachel Leigh Cook is a good actress if not yet famous.

原My name's Rachel, and I like my name, people say they don't like it, well that's your opinion, but I don't like the fact that people say they think it's a snobby name or they've never met a nice Rachel because I know I am neither snobby or mean. I am actually a very nice and a bubbly person who is very nice. It's awful that because you have never met a nice Rachel you think all Rachels are nasty well that's not the case. Whoever said they would get a dollar for the amount of people called Rachel Elizabeth, well you will have one less dollar here. Overall I like the name Rachel.

原For some reason, this name always makes me think of an enviable girl who is dreamy, ambitious, creative, etc, but in a spoilt and selfish sort of way.

原Classic girls name. One of my favourites.

原Like the rest of you, I always seem to associate this name with hateful girls (since it almost rhymes with hateful anyway!), but it's strange to think that they didn't actually choose it themselves.

原A horrible name to be addressed by, one that is hard to respond to, no matter how sociable you are.

原Rachel (Elisabeth) Dare is an important character in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "The Heroes of Olympus" series. At the end of the first series, she becomes the Oracle. She is hated by great part of the fans because she liked Percy at one point.

原I've never liked this name. It looks kind of pretty on paper but the pronunciation puts me off. The English one is kind of harsh and the Dutch one is simply awful (and it doesn't help that it sounds like the word "rochel", which means "phlegm"). The French one is better but even that one sounds kind of shrill.

原This is also the Dutch spelling of the name and it is traditionally pronounced RHAW-khəl, though these days people often use the English or French pronunciation because the Dutch one is so awful. [noted -ed]

原If you take away the l at the end, it rhymes with nature.

原The name Rachel sounds too masculine. It reminds me of Richard and Michael.

原This name sounds so harsh. Apparently some people jumped off the bridge to name their kids this and now everyone has. No offense to anyone named Rachel, it just sounds harsh. Imagine if Rachel was uncommon and think of meeting one! You'd think it was odd sounding, for its RAY and CHUL sounds.

原This is my real name, and I've hated it for as long as I remember. For one, it was (is?) too popular. In elementary school I had to have my surname tacked on because there were always two or three other Rachels.More importantly, I find the sound of the name unpleasant. The "aych" sound in particular is cacophonic and displeasing to one's ears. (The "ehl" ending isn't much better). It's unattractively harsh.

原Rachel Echelberger one of my favorite models is German and Portuguese.

原I know someone who spells it Raychel. It's funny because her mom is an English teacher.

原I don't like the sound of this name. It reminds me of rashes and itching.

原My name is Rachel. I like the name Rachel by itself, but being Jewish, it is very common so I like using my middle name with it since it is pretty and not as common. A lot of friends will call me Rach or Rachie which I like as well. In Hebrew my name is pronounced Rochel. I am named after Rochel from the Torah and I admire her very much.

原Rachel is one of my favorite names ever! It's classic and feminine without being frilly or prissy. It also has a timeless quality about it, and it seems to fit a wide variety of people.

原Its okay, kind of boring. But at least you can't call it ghetto or anything like that.

原I like the meaning more than the name itself. It's popular but it's still okay to have, there's still something nice about it, like kind of cheerful, spunky, and edgy.

原MSNBC political news correspondent Rachel Maddow holds this name.

原Rachel Benning is the name of one of the four main characters in the anime (Japanese animation) Red Garden.

原My name is Rachel, but I don't like it. Every time I say my name I get this feeling of hate for it lol, don't know why. Especially when I say the "ch" part of Rachel. Just my opinion.

原My name is Rachel, and I was born when it was pretty much at the height of its popularity, and under the zodiac of Aries. My parents named me this because they were reading the biography of Andrew Jackson whose wife's name was named Rachel. I never really liked my name until I read somewhere that as a Rachel my life would be "set to music" and even though Rachel is not a very musical or lyrical name, I found that statement to be very poetic and further endeared me to my name.

原I love this classic name; it has a nice ring to it, feminine but not flowery or flouncy. And sheep don't have any negative connotations for me - rather the opposite. Far from silly or weak, wild sheep are pretty hardy creatures. Symbolically I tend to see them as nurturing, protective - primarily gentle, but there's nothing as fierce as a mother ewe protecting her lamb. All the same, I'd hesitate to name a daughter of mine after a random animal - I like to choose names that have deeper personal significance. I'd consider it if my daughter were born under the Zodiac sign Aries, or in the Chinese year of the Sheep.

原Rachel was most popular in '96 at #9. I know 2 3rd graders named RachelI know at least 2 Rachels that are 8th graders I know a Rachel who's a freshman in highschoolI know 2 Rachels that are seniors in highschoolI know a college kid named RachelI know an adult Rachel and an adult Rachael.

原My name is Rachel, and I happen to like the name quite a bit. I haven't met anyone close to my age with the same name (I'm 14). Usually the Rachels I've met are older than I am. I have a lot of nicknames, Rach, RayRay, Rachey, and occasionally Ray. I like my name a lot and I think it fits me well.

原Rachel Berry, played by Lea Michele, the talented and high maintenance character from Glee.

原My name is Rachel. I think it's okay, but it's way too overused. I also don't like its English form. I've tried to get people to call me "Rachelle" or "Rae" but it never caught on. In my old school there were 200 kids, and 20 (yes, twenty!) girls and one boy were called Rachel. But for some reason, I've found that the farther west you live there are a lot less "Rachel"s.

原No offense to any Rachels, but I think this name has too many harsh sounds in it.

原This name is also used in the Netherlands, but the pronunciation is hard to explain. I guess it's a bit like "rah-GHEL", but with a very guttural gh sound. Almost like a growl, a sound that is common in the Dutch language but few English-speaking people can properly pronounce.

原This is my name, and I never actually saw it as that pretty until my boyfriend kept telling me how beautiful it is. Now I like it. I'm easily swayed, I know. =]

原My name is Rachel and I love it. In primary school, there were only 3 Rachels in two classes of around 28 pupils. Now there's only 3 Rachels in seven classes of around 30 pupils. My full name is Rachel Elizabeth Ann, which is a bit predictable, but very very pretty, and carries on the legacy of my two unfortunately dead grannies. I get VERY annoyed when people say they hate my really beautiful name so beware! :-)

原I think it's way overused. It's my name but I don't want my name to mean a "ewe." It seems almost demeaning to me.

原The name Rachel has style. And I love the way it sounds. A lot of names end with 'ee' or 'uh' but this name doesn't which is a nice difference.

原Rachel Carson, marine biologist and naturalist known for her 1962 book Silent Spring.

原Personally, I quite like the name. It just has this nice feel to it; a friendly and gentle one.

原I really don't like this name. It sounds harsh and choppy, not pretty at all. And it always reminds me of the mean snotty popular girl.I do though, think just Ray or Rei would be a cool name for a girl.

原I hate the name too. Shameful it's a pretty good name. Too overused.

原Nasty and cold sounding. Unlike other Biblical names such as Mary or Ruth, I don't find it dignified at all. It's cheap and common. If I had a dollar for every Rachel Elizabeth I've met, I'd be rich. *repeated yawns*

原Rachel Goswell, the singer from Slowdive, the shoegaze and dreampop band from the 90s.

原This name is nauseatingly common, and I'm not sure why it has been so popular all this time. It's really not that pretty. On the other hand, it doesn't sound too cutesy and infantile, and it certainly doesn't sound tacky and trashy like Makayla, Makenna, Nevaeh, Keisha, and the likes. It's a pretty safe name, and I've noticed that relatively sane and cool women have this name. It makes me think of good-looking and quite intelligent and cool people, but I don't really like the somewhat harsh sound of it.

原My name's Rachel and I think it's a lovely name! I get called Rachypie, Rachelle, Rachii and Rach. I love the way it means 'lamb', as I was born in Spring - when lambs are leaping about.

原Also used in Ireland and Scotland.

原Czech, German and Slovak pronunciation "rah-chel" with ´ch´ like Bach.

原Rachel Borland is the name of an 1889 girl from the Sisters In Time series.

原My name's Rachel. And I really hate being called 'Rach'. It just really bothers me. But, I do very much like being named after a female sheep!

原I've had this name for 28 years now. I've been teased in my life, but never for my name. As far as I know, there's no songs that feature it (ok, one obscure one by Steven Wright). It's hard to rhyme. My mother picked it because it was uncommon but not unheard of. It was a nice thought. I guess I'm lucky she didn't have access to a name trend website, or she'd have picked something else.

原In another languages pronounce like "rah-khel".

原My name is Rachel after my grandmother and while I like my name I think my mom chose the wrong sister to name Rachel. There are 10 Rachels in my class of roughly 400 and none in my sister's classes.

原My name is Rachel and I used to absolutely hate it, but then I found out what it meant and now I love it (my favorite animal is sheep). My step-dad calls me Rachellie so occasionally I go by Ellie but most people would not think of this as nickname for the name Rachel. But I love both names.I also love the spelling Rachyl I think that this is a really cool way to play up an already great name. Rachyl is the kind of name that you can absolutely love or really really hate it.

原Er. No it isn't. That's Raquel.

原Pronounced as "Ra-KHEL".

原My name is actually Rachel and I love it. It gets, mainly, shortened to Rach or Rachie but I have friends who call me Rae, which I think in itself is a beautiful nickname.I can understand why people may not like the name from popular culture, as generally most Rachels are perceived as the rich kids who are stuck up etc.But I think it's a lovely name that's rather classic, despite its influence in modern culture a few years ago.

原I'm a Rachel and I quite like it - it's not my favourite name ever but I think it'd be on the list even if it wasn't my name. I prefer my spelling and pronunciation to the others. It is a little overused, I know a couple of Rachels. On nicknames I have a friend who delights in calling me "Ray" in "chav-speak" (?!) and in Latin class I'm Rachillius but it's not a name that lends itself to this kind of thing. Since my middle name is Louise the most commonly used nickname is "Sheep Warrior!" from a conversation on name meanings since Louise means warrior. My parents kind of contradicted themselves there, I think it's funny. :)

原I don't think this name is ugly at all. It is, in fact, pretty. My aunt's name is Rachel. I know some girls named Rachel. It is much better than Rachael or any other spellings!

原It means "innocent", and I love this name even if it is common! It slowly grew on me after I named a character in my first (silly but sweet attempt at a) story. I don't like Rachelle because of the sound or Rachael because the spelling is too -- something. I love this name. : )

原I'm Rachel Ann, and I love the name. People say that it is classic and timeless. It's feminine without being too frilly. My nickname is Rach or Rachel Annie. I've never gone by Rae.

原The name Rachel reminds me of someone who'd be very snobbish. Maybe it's because I had a former supervisor by this name. Even the Rachel in the Bible was very spoiled and manipulative to the point God intervened on her sister Leah's behalf and blessed her with many children.

原This is the name of a person who almost ruined my life. No offense to people who like this name, but it hurts my ears to hear it. Other than that, I don't really like the name very much. It sounds a bit snooty. Every girl I've known named Rachel has had a very distasteful personality.

原A nice name, though I have a rather unpleasant association with it. I think I prefer the French pronunciation, but I like them both.

原There's also actress Rachel Hurd-Wood, who played Wendy in the 2003 film adaptation of "Peter Pan."

原Imagining all of the girls with this incredibly popular name, I laughed very hard when finding out its meaning.

原I like the name Rachel because it's pretty and common. My best friend is called Rachel and I've always preferred her name to mine.