Rachelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Late Latin Rāchēl, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḫēl, “ewe”). Doublet of Raquel.

発音

• IPA: /ˈɹeɪt͡ʃəl/
• 韻: -eɪtʃəl
• ハイフネーション: Ra‧chel

固有名詞

Rachel

1. (biblical) Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 29:16–18:

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

2. A female given name from Hebrew.
   • 1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849:

     Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.

   • 1979, Doris Lessing, Shikasta, Knopf, published 1979, →ISBN, page 293:

     She keeps saying, You are mistaken Rachel. She says my name in that heavy earnest way. The Jewish Ra-chel. I like my name like that. I have always been pleased when people said Ra-chel. But when she says it, it is as if she was taking me over. Through my name.

   • 2010, Rob Sachs, What Would Rob Do?, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

     I recognize that a name like Rachel goes against my whole "ordering a different dish from everyone else at the table" rule, but sometimes you really want a steak, and that's exactly what you should get. I love the name we gave our daughter. It's not dorky, not too whimsical, and not too stuck-up. To us it sounded sweet, sporty, smart, and beautiful. It also works well with Sachs.

   • 2023 August 18, Francesca Street, “Her flight was canceled. Then she ended up on the doorstep of her future wife”, in CNN‎:

     When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions.

3. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
4. A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

名詞

Rachel (plural Rachels)

1. Synonym of Rachel sandwich.

アナグラム

• Lacher

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈraː.kʰeːɫ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈraː.kel]

固有名詞

Rāchēl f sg (genitive Rāchēlis); third declension

1. a female given name from Hebrew

語形変化

Third-declension noun, singular only.