The name was rare before the 16th century, and came into use in England, France, and the Netherlands with the Reformation, when it was popular among Protestants. For more information, see Withycombe s.n. Rachel.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1561 Rachaell (nom) RegSoABap p. 3
- Dutch
- ● 1572 Rachael AuFr Henricxs,
Rachel ibid. Henricx;
1573 Rachel ibid. Geeraerts;
1575 Rachel ibid. Courselis;
1578 Rachel ibid. Hekkelaerts;
1581 Rachel ibid. Meijnet;
1582 Rachel ibid. Clerckx;
1584 Rachel ibid. Pifferoens;
1592 Rachel ibid. Raede;
1597 Rachel ibid. Fautil
- Early Modern English
- ● 1558–9 Rachell StMary-Ke p. 2;
1569 Rachell CAmar-vol1 p. 2;
1588 Rachell OrpingtonKe p. 8;
1592 Rachell RegBath p. 10;
1597 Rahel RegPat p. 41
- Middle French
- ● 1568 Rachel WCS p. 39;
1569 Rachel ibid. p. 39;
1570 Rachel ibid. p. 6;
1571 Rachel ibid. p. 41;
1573 Rachel ibid. p. 41;
1575 Rachel ibid. p. 42;
1576 Rachel ibid. p. 42;
1579 Rachel ibid. p. 15;
1580 Rachel ibid. p. 16;
1581 Rachel ibid. p. 16;
1582 Rachel ibid. p. 17;
1583 Rachel ibid. p. 102;
1587 Rachel ibid. p. 21;
1588 Rachel ibid. p. 48;
1589 Rachel ibid. p. 48;
1590 Rachel ibid. p. 49;
1591 Rachel ibid. p. 23;
1592 Rachel ibid. p. 49;
1593 Rachel ibid. p. 25;
1594 Rachel ibid. p. 51;
1595 Rachel ibid. p. 51;
1596 Rachel ibid. p. 52;
1597 Rachel ibid. p. 52;
1598 Rachel ibid. p. 52;
1599 Rachel ibid. p. 27
- Walloon
- ● 1581 Rachel RWC p. 3;
1581/2 Rachel ibid. p. 563;
1582 Rachel ibid. p. 4;
1582/3 Rachel ibid. p. 5;
1583 Rachel ibid. p. 6;
1583/4 Rachel ibid. p. 8;
1590/1 Rachel ibid. p. 15;
1590 Rachelle ibid. p. 14;
1592 Rachel ibid. p. 22;
1593 Rachel ibid. p. 564;
1594 Rachel ibid. p. 32;
1594/5 Rachel ibid. p. 36;
1595 Rachel ibid. p. 39;
1596 Rachel ibid. p. 41;
1596/7 Rachel ibid. p. 45;
1598 Rachel ibid. p. 49;
1598/9 Rachel ibid. p. 51;
1599 Rachel ibid. p. 51
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1562 Rachel RegPCC-1 p. 15;
1563 Rachel ibid. p. 18;
1564 Rachel ibid. p. 49;
1565 Rachel ibid. p. 123;
1566 Rachel ibid. p. 198;
1567 Rachel ibid. p. 289;
1568 Rachel ibid. p. 363;
1570 Rachel ibid. p. 426;
1572 Rachel ibid. p. 515
Cite as: A. Brown, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Rachel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Rachel.