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Rachel?

67 replies

jfoyo26 · 26/11/2019 12:47

This is the only name my husband and I can totally agree on so is consistently top of our list for DD2.
Would be this spelling.
Just general thoughts please?

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BonBon411 · 26/11/2019 14:42

Rachel is lovely

Sugarfreejelly · 26/11/2019 14:09

I love the name but prefer Rachael.

BabyMoonPie · 26/11/2019 14:02

We have a Rachel, she's nearly 3. We thought we were picking a traditional and classic name but the reaction has been surprising. So many people (from hospital staff when she was born to a photographer a couple of weeks ago) have commented along the lines of "we haven't had a Rachel in a long time"! It's good to know she won't be one of several with her name at school

elderlee · 26/11/2019 13:58

Love it :)

TatianaLarina · 26/11/2019 13:58

Why are people on here so obsessed with popular culture? I don’t see 5e relevance of a sitcom from 30 years ago.

When I hear name Rachel I think of The Moonstone, My Cousin Rachel, and The Rachel Papers, Rachel Weisz.

bridgetreilly · 26/11/2019 13:57

Perfect.

Bogoffrain · 26/11/2019 13:52

Prefer the spelling Rachael

Thetimetravelerswife · 26/11/2019 13:48

Sorry I’m going to go against the grain here and say I don’t like it.
I find it quite dated to the 90s especially after Rachel Green from friends, there were lots of Rachel’s. I know it’s a “classic” name but classic names do date..eg Jane and now sarah is starting to become dated too.

However if you like the name that’s all that matters.
I would spell it Rachel

Aderyn19 · 26/11/2019 13:44

Beautiful name

Cookit · 26/11/2019 13:40

I really love the name Rachel.

SayOohLaLa · 26/11/2019 13:29

Rachel or Rachael spelling? It's not one you hear so often now but it's a lovely name.

BlueChampagne · 26/11/2019 13:16

Super.

BabloHoney · 26/11/2019 13:16

Rachel is a lovely name!!

TheMonaOgg · 26/11/2019 13:03

Love it. It's also the name of one of my lovely SDDs.

Leopardprintboots · 26/11/2019 13:02

What’s DD1 name out of interest @jfoyo26

Paperyfish · 26/11/2019 12:54

Love it

TatianaLarina · 26/11/2019 12:53

Strong beautiful name. Classic. Not particularly fashionable so it won’t date.