2007-01-29 16:58:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it can be spelt any way you like it, a name never has one particular spelling it can vary, the only thing that matters is the meaning and origin, Rachel is a Hebrew name which means "ewe"
2007-01-29 22:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rachael Name Meaning
2016-10-02 12:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by ladwig 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's completely a matter of preference. Just as both Shawn and Sean are correct; Sara and Sarah are correct; Jon and John are correct, etc. Name spelling is totally arbitrary. I have friends with both spellings. I think Rachel might be the most common. In the Bible, the name is spelled Rachel. What is your preference? I think I like it with the A!
2007-01-29 17:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by twinsmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct way would be however it is on the person's birth certificate, however, Rachael is the common way to spell it.
2007-01-29 17:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by ahh_a_talking_muffin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
however you want to spell it. I have seen it both ways.
Probably the most used way in the past was Rachael.
2007-01-29 17:08:14 · answer #5 · answered by MST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the SSA Baby names - 1000 top names in the 21st Century Rachel is about 7 times more popular
Rachael 6,317
Rachel 49,896
Rachelle 1,085
2007-01-29 17:12:13 · answer #6 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a proper name one could get creative and spell it as one wishes. I think the name is Hebrew and there is a double vowel after the ch pronounced Ra-he-eel, but in the transliteration anything can happen. Look at other foreign names Quadafi or Khataffi ot Kaddafi, depending on the publication.
2007-01-29 22:37:01 · answer #7 · answered by emiliosailez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. If it is said like Rachel from "Friends", it is spelt Rachel.
If it is said like Raquel Welch, it is Rachael.
There is also Rachelle, which is said like Michelle.
2007-01-29 17:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by Swanky1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Rachel. I have three friends whose name is spelled Rachel.
2007-01-29 17:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. USA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can be spelled both ways, depends on how the person's saprents spelled in on the birth certificate :)
2007-01-29 17:06:02 · answer #10 · answered by Nai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋