Rachel (disambiguation)

Rachel is a common given name for a female. Its origin is the Hebrew name רָחֵל, meaning "ewe". In French it is spelled Rachel and pronounced "Rashel" with a Guttural R and a short A. It is spelled and pronounced in Spanish as Raquel.

Rachel may refer to:

• Rachel in the Book of Genesis is the second and favourite wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
• Rachel, a 19th-century French actress
• Rachel, an Israeli poet
• Rachel Green, a character in the TV series Friends
• Rachel, Nevada, a town famous for its proximity to Area 51

Other famous people named Rachel include:

• Rachel McAdams, a Canadian actress
• Rachel Portman, a British composer
• Rachel Weisz, an actress
• Rachel Bilson, another actress
• Rachel Stevens, a British pop singer
• Rachel Manners
• Rachel Scott, a victim in the Columbine High School massacre

Fictional characters named Rachel include:

• Rachel Moore (Ran Mori in the Japanese version), of Case Closed (Detective Conan)