Rachel

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Rachel originates from the Hebrew racket, meaning ewe. Rachel was the younger of two wives of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Jacob was forced to "win" Rachel through fourteen years of hardship, as well as first marrying her sister, Leah, before Laban would let Jacob marry Rachel. Rachel is one of the four Hebrew matriarchs charged with ruling over a special province of Heaven.

Variations of the name Rachel have ties to African-American, American, English, French, Irish, Italian, Hebrew, Polish and Scottish uses.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census, Rachel is the 79th most popular female first name and the 12,538th most popular last name. In the United States, the name Rachel has maintained a rank in the Top 1,000 names every decade since 1880.

FACTS

• Rachel is one of the three angels of Friday and an angel of the order of ophanim. She is also an angelic luminary of human sexuality, in the cabala.
• France celebrates the name Rachel on January 15th.
• The Ukraine celebrates the name Rachel on April 30th.
• Slovaks celebrate the name Rachel on September 30th.
• In the United States in 2006, Rachel was the 46th ranked baby name.

NAMESAKES

• Rachel Green is one of the main characters, played by Jennifer Aniston, on the popular 1990s television prime time show "Friends."
• Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, daughter of the X-Men Cyclops and Jean-Grey Summers, in the Marvel Universe. She has telepathic and telekinetic powers and was originally given the codename "Phoenix."
• Naughty Rachel, played by Katie Lyons, is a fictional character in the British television show Green Wing.
  
• "Rachel's Flat" is a song by Badly Drawn Boy.
  

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Rachael Domenica Ray - Cuisine specialist made famous by her many television appearances, cookbooks, magazine and "The Rachael Ray Show"
• Rachel Sarah Bilson - Television and movie actress who acquired notability with the prime time show "The O.C."
• Rachel Louise Carson - Environmentalist, writer and scientist
• Rachel Hunter - A model who gained prominence due Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue in the notable 1994 "Dream Team" cover.
• Rachel Renee Smith - Miss USA 2007
• Rachel Weisz - Television and film actress who won an Academy Award (Oscar) in 2006 for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role" for the movie "The Constant Gardner."
• Rachel McAdams - Movie and television actress.
• Rachel Whiteread - A British artist, most notably a sculpturist.

NOTES

OTHER RACHEL'S

Rachel Carr, Rachel Joyce, Rachel Roberts, Rachel Smith, Rachel Johnson, Rachel Williams, Rachel Jones, Rachel Brown, Rachel Davis, Rachel Miller, Rachel Wilson, Rachel Moore, Rachel Taylor, Rachel Aaberg, Rachel Aakre, Rachel Aamold, Rachel Aamot, Rachel Aanestad, Rachel Aanstad, Rachel Aardappel, Rachel Aarhus, Rachel Aaroen, Rachel Aarons, Rachel Aaronson, Rachel Aarts, Rachel Aas, Rachel Abadi, Rachel Abadie, Rachel Abair, Rachel Abanathie, Rachel Abandy, Rachel Abarbanell, Rachel Abarca, Rachel Abastado, Rachel Abba, Rachel Abbas, Rachel Abbe, Rachel Abbey, Rachel Abbinanti, Rachel Abbit, Rachel Abdolgony, Rachel Alatorre, Rachel Apligian, Rachel Arfstrom, Rachel Atwaters, Rachel Aalbers, Rachel Aanenson, Rachel Aanerud, Rachel Aarsuold, Rachel Aasness, More results

Author: Rich Kachold