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Gorgeous!

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I love Raquel! It has an air of sophistication to it. It is a strong name...definitely not a wall flower. I tend to think of Rachel as pretty but boring. Raquel is much more attractive to me as a name.

I think it's very nice but I think it works best when the bearer can really "carry" it well. In other words, I don't think the name Raquel could work on just anyone.

I love it, but it isn't one I would use.

I really dislike Rachel, but I think Raquel is lovely. :)

It's lovely for Hispanic surnames but I wouldn't use it otherwise. With Anglo surnames it sounds tacky, and is just too reminiscent of a certain film - sorry, movie - star!

I love Raquel.

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The "raych" sound of Rachel always grates on my nerves. But the "rock" sound of Raquel is wonderful to my ears. I find Spanish names in general to be very regal and proud sounding and Raquel is no exception.

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Raquel deserves more attention than it gets.

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P.S. Wow. I just read the other posts. How differently I view the name from others. I'm used to that, but I didn't expect it in this case.

This message was edited 6/3/2008, 1:00 PM

I never really been too keen on it, I much prefer Rachel.

The first thing I think of is the mind-numbingly stupid girl in my class named Raquel.

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The second thing I think of is Raquel Welch, who is nice, but not someone I'd want associated with my child, since she's very over-sexed.

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So, ditsy and trashy, basically. I don't like the sound either. It sounds like it's trying way too hard to be exotic.

I hate Raquel. It's like a trashy version of Rachel.

Welch

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is my immediate thought.

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But, I don't like the sound. I think it's harsh.