Racheal?

[mammamiaaaaa]

Thoughts please

[usualsuspect33]

Has she spelt it wrong by any chance?

[Oblomov]

Please don't do this.

[Wurstwitch]

Oh dear, Thurlow.

You'd think the registry office would point it out... Those poor kids having to go through life with everyone remarking on it! I wonder if the parents ever realise they got it wrong and try to correct it?!

My dog is called Phoebe. The kennel can't spell it and it comes back written a different way each time. I don't think she minds, but a child would!

[Nocomet]

Rachel from preference as that's the spelling used by the ones I grew up with.

My cousin recently married a lovely Rachael and my dyslexic brain makes the same mistake as the OP every time I write it.

[maitaimojito]

In my experience Rachels have always been lovely and Rachaels less so which would make me favour spelling it without the second 'a'.

I also think it looks much nicer when written down and reduces the issue of the 'Racheal' spelling error.

[Blaineisnotanappliance]

My dd is called Phoebe and yes we have had some choice spellings!

[HotPanda]

It is Rachael. Easy to remember as A before E in the alphabet.
Of course I am biased. Rachel is acceptable if not common

[Brabra]

I was thinking pheobe too! Racheal would be pronounced ray-cheel, just as pheobe would be pronounced fee-obe. Rachael is a pretty spelling though.

[rallytog1]

Rachel is very is these days. Something like 200 born in the last year of ONS baby name statistics (2012?)

[rallytog1]

I meant rare, not is. Obviously.

[Wurstwitch]

Blaine, if you have a member of your family called Racheal, they can't spell. Catholic or not. Although I'm sure the Good Lord will forgive them.

[Amy106]

Lovely name but I like Rachel best. Sorry, OP.

[RachaelAgnes]