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Ratchel

Ratchel is the alternative spelling of Rachel.

Meaning of Rachel

Proper noun

Rachel

  1. Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
    • And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 29:16–18
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849
  3. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
  4. A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

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Questions about Ratchel

What is Ratchel the alternative spelling of?
Ratchel is the alternative spelling of Rachel.

Words near Ratchel in the dictionary

  1. ratcatchers
  2. ratcatching
  3. ratch
  4. Ratchaburi
  5. ratched
  6. Ratchel
  7. ratchelly
  8. ratches
  9. ratchet
  10. ratchet coupling
  11. ratchet couplings

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