The first name Rachelle

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About the first name Rachelle

Meaning

The name Rachelle is a form related to Rachel and shares its traditional meaning: “ewe”.

Historical origin

Rachelle belongs to the same name family as Rachel. The name Rachel comes from Hebrew Rahel, the name of Jacob’s wife in the Bible.

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In archival records, Rachelle may coexist with Rachel or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ra-chellʁaʃ.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Rachelle by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Rachelle by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name RachelleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Rachelle in baptisms by year.1075201745179218391886193319801745–1749 2 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 4 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1860–1864 6 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1920–1924 10 baptisms1925–1929 8 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 6 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms1980–1984 2 baptisms

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