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Rochelle is beautiful. I really like Rachel, but Rochelle has a bit more sophisticated vibe to it, and also feels a lot less commonplace. I can't think of a single Rochelle I that I would ever heard of, whereas I can think of lots of Rachels that I've either heard of or know, and I'm not even in an English-speaking country. Rochelle has a bit more interesting sound.
As for Rochelle vs Rachel vs Michelle... that's super difficult! I like all of these. Rochelle is refined, romantic and lady-like, Rachel is very homey, Biblical, and strong but feminine, but the downside is that it's a bit too common and I guess a little dated, and Michelle has a beautiful sound to it and nice nickname potential, and I just have good associations with it, but again, dated, even more so than Rachel, and very common. Still, despite the downside, I think I'll choose Michelle, there's just so much that I like about it.

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Emilia Anna, cat mummy to Misha.
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