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Rochelle always makes me think of the sea, probably because of La Rochelle (a French harbour city). I haven't been yet, but I hope to one day. The way the town looks is the way I think of the name. Quant, pretty, warm and homely.

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Michelle is okay. It's a pretty name, but I know too many Michelle's that the name has become blah.

This message was edited 12/15/2022, 3:08 AM

La Rochelle is a well-known girls' school in South Africa, and I've never met a human with that name. I prefer Rachael or Rachel' Raquel is unknown here.
I find Michelle very heavy-looking with a double L; I far prefer Michele and have two good friends who spell it that way - one English, the other French.

I really like both of them. Michelle feels a little bit dated but still nice. Rochelle feels like her less dated sister. I love Raquel tbh it's an underrepresented classic. Rochelle and Raquel are my iambic pets. Not necessarily my top favorite of the category but still pretty high.

I like Michelle, don't like Rochelle. I don't like Raquel too, I think Rachel is better.

I like them both, Michelle the most. Raquel is ok