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Which spelling do you like better? Typically I like the original spellings of names, however for some reason Rachael always seemed more complete to me.
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Definitely prefer Rachel
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Where I live, there are very few English-speaking Rach(a)els. But it's quite popular in Afrikaans, where the spelling is Rachel and the pronunciation is RAAkhel. So it would make sense to me to use the Rachael version, because it would clarify the sound.
It's a very nice name, actually - not sure why I never think about it.
It's a very nice name, actually - not sure why I never think about it.
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Today just now, I looked up the origin of Rachael and saw that it was a variant "probably based on the spelling of Michael." Somehow I missed that before.
For this reason alone I prefer it. It's got an extra letter thrown in just for looks, the pronunciation doesn't even really make sense because if it were like Michael it'd be Ray-kul not Ray-chul -- and it became frequent and normal enough like that, and is appealing enough still, that people are still asking which one is better! That makes it more interesting.
I actually think Rachael looks more interesting and cooler, so I like it more. But Rachel is nice, and I often spell Rachel automatically and forget that there is a name Rachael so it's not a strong preference.
For this reason alone I prefer it. It's got an extra letter thrown in just for looks, the pronunciation doesn't even really make sense because if it were like Michael it'd be Ray-kul not Ray-chul -- and it became frequent and normal enough like that, and is appealing enough still, that people are still asking which one is better! That makes it more interesting.
I actually think Rachael looks more interesting and cooler, so I like it more. But Rachel is nice, and I often spell Rachel automatically and forget that there is a name Rachael so it's not a strong preference.
This message was edited 4/2/2016, 4:50 PM
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Yes - I too would be tempted to pronounce Rachael differently than Rachel, so I would think the names to differ in sound by the ch(k) sound prior to the diphthong within the vowels; if the names pronounce similarly, then I am perfectly indifferent to spelling variations, leaving this to the personalized preference of the name assigner--or ultimately, the name bearer.
This message was edited 4/3/2016, 3:18 AM
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I prefer Rachael.
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I prefer Rachel. No logical or deep reason, just do.
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I don't mind either one, but I would probably say that Rachel is my preferred spelling just because it's somewhat more familiar; if you were talking to me and said the name, I would assume it was Rachel.
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I prefer Rachel
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I agree. I, too, usually dislike "creative" spellings of names (in this case, modeling Rachel after Michael), but I find Rachael to be more visually appealing.
However, I still don't think I'd ever name a daughter Rachael. It's a quite harsh name, imo.
However, I still don't think I'd ever name a daughter Rachael. It's a quite harsh name, imo.
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