I really like Rakel. I prefer Rachela which is the usual variant of this name in my country, but I think Rakel is slightly nicer sounding compared with Rachel and Raquel, and also looks better than Raquel. Which isn't to say that I don't like Rachel or Raquel, I definitely do, just find Rakel a bit more attractive.
Jóhanna Rakel is an Icelandic rapper, formerly part of the Reykjavikurdatur (Daughters of Reykjavik) collective.
― Anonymous User 6/1/2021
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The standard Polish variant of this name is Rachela (and Rachel is a variant used by Jews) but in January of this year (2021) 4 women in Poland had the name Rakel as a first name. Two had it as a middle name. No babies were given this name.
― Anonymous User 6/1/2021
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Looks slightly better than "Raquel" in my opinion.
https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus/index.php?option=com_ecoeoda&task=bilaketa&Itemid=798&lang=en&query=Rakel&mota=izenak
http://www.euskaltzaindia.eus/dok/eaeb/eoda/emakumezkoak.pdf
https://www.ine.es/tnombres/formGeneralresult.do?vista=3 -- not that rare
https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakel_Elu
https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakel_Molina_P%C3%A9rez