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I much prefer Rakel or Rachela or Rachel, but Raquel is good too, I like it. It has a very energetic and dynamic feel to it, and is strong, but not too harsh.

I actually prefer Raquel to Rachel, and think the nickname Rocki is fun.

It's a nice, sharp iambic name. Definitely one of the stronger female names imo. I was obsessed with it as a MN for a while

It's a nice, sharp iambic name. Definitely one of the stronger female names imo. I was obsessed with it as a MN for a while

Nice, nn Rocky.

I'm sure it's fine, but it doesn't happen where I live, so I never give it a thought. I do like Rachel, but only as a mn.

For most of my life, in the US, the name was pretty closely associated with actress Raquel Welch. She had such a sexy image, it would have felt weird to give a baby that name. She is no longer active professionally, so that is probably lessoning. But that's still my reflex association and reaction to the name.

Rakel (RA-kel) is one of the first names I remember noticing and thinking “Wow, I really like that sound”. Raquel (ra-KEL) feels like a consolation price in comparison to me. The pale, lesser version. Do I hate it? No. But it’s by no means my favourite version.

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1) Rakel
2) Rachel
3) Raquel

It sounds 80's or 90's to me. It's not bad but I barely ever think about it.

I went through a phase where I really liked this name. It seemed to have a sexy neo-primitive edge to it that seemed very cool. Rakel too. I'm pretty over it now.

It's ok

I don't really like it. I would rather use Rachel.