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Rachel?

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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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TatianaLarina · 26/11/2019 17:39

However if the OP feels that the name is beautiful and likes it, she should pick it regardless of my own personal taste.

😂 As if that needed saying.

holly40 · 26/11/2019 17:43

Lovely

platform9andthreequarters · 26/11/2019 17:53

I love it. It is/was our name for DC2 if they were a girl, however we've recently discovered they're a boy.

If you wanted any other suggestions, I also rather liked Phillippa for similar reasons, classic but underused, nice nickname (Pippa/pip) and I've never met one I didn't like.

BelfastNonBlonde · 26/11/2019 17:56

Lovely. I’m considering it.
I love Ray/Rae also.

Great with Louise also

QuestionableMushroom · 26/11/2019 18:34

I love it. I have a dear friend called Rachel so it only has lovely connotations of a wonderful woman.

Practicalmagico · 26/11/2019 18:40

Dated. The youngest I know is 27

daisypond · 26/11/2019 18:43

It’s very nice.

haverhill · 26/11/2019 18:48

Know two, both fabulous women.

Alsonification · 26/11/2019 18:49

My Dd (21) is Rachel. I love the name (and coincidentally her second name is Louise lol). I heard the name when I was a kid & wanted it ever since.
My dd on the other hand wishes she had a more unique name. In school there were so many Rachels plus now in college theres a lot too. We are in ireland so it’s obviously more popular here Grin

LennyLady · 26/11/2019 19:43

My 17yr DD is also Rachael Louise! She loves her name and always has comments of how there are not many Rachael's out there and how the name suits her

BennyTheBall · 26/11/2019 19:46

There were 6 Rachels in my year at school. But that was the 1980s so it has had it's overused phase and is probably due a revival.

Toddlerteaplease · 26/11/2019 19:58

Love it.

MrsNoMopp · 26/11/2019 20:01

It's a lovely name and due a comeback.

Leopardprintboots · 26/11/2019 20:02

@Alsonification you’ll have to tell your daughter she has a super rare name in 2019- it’s outside the top 300 names now!

Spied · 26/11/2019 20:07

Lovely. Use it.
I know two. One lovely. One not so muchGrin. Both adults.
Its a beautiful name.

Spied · 26/11/2019 20:08

Agree it should be Rachel not Rachael.

JemSynergy · 26/11/2019 20:09

I think if it is a name both you and your husband like and both agree on then that is the name to go for. :)

MrsSiriusBlack1 · 26/11/2019 20:11

For once a name on these threads that I like! Grinits lovely

Alsonification · 26/11/2019 20:13

@Leopardprintboots

Thanks I will Smile

BeanBag7 · 26/11/2019 20:15

I think its lovely and would be pleasantly surprised to meet a young Rachel.

LadyRivers1 · 26/11/2019 20:33

My DD2 aged 10 is Rachel Smile

GoingBackTo505 · 26/11/2019 20:35

I'm the odd one out here. I really don't like it. I've never met a nice or kind Rachel.

DariaMorgendorffer · 26/11/2019 20:40

Love it.

PlasticPatty · 26/11/2019 20:41

Please spell it 'Rachael'.
I know one beautiful, charming, intelligent and delightful Rachael.

PlasticPatty · 26/11/2019 20:41

She was Baby Rae for a while.