Message: "Rachyl??" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Rachyl??

by Yarrachel

8/3/2009, 2:37 PM

I just found out this is a name, and I don't like it. It's true that Rachel is a very common name, but since Rachyl is pronounced the same, it wouldn't really solve the problem of there being so many Rachels. Plus nobody would ever spell it correctly. I don't really like "Rachael" but at least the spelling makes sense. What do you think?

#Rachyl

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- number1212 +1

8/3/2009, 4:20 PM

I really dislike it.

- number1212

8/3/2009, 4:20 PM

ignore

This message was edited 8/3/2009, 4:21 PM

- ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey) +3

8/3/2009, 4:11 PM

Since my name is Rachael, I can't put someone down for spelling it a different way. People tell me my name is spelled "incorrectly" all the time, and it drives me nuts.

- Circus Lullaby +2

8/3/2009, 5:06 PM

Really? I love that spelling

Plus I always thought of it as more correct, like Nathanael or Rebekah (though I do like Nathaniel. I don't like Rachel or Rebecca much).

Rachyl looks ugly to me. Why not use something like Rachelle or Raquel? They're pronounced slightly different as well.

- Kayla_christine

8/4/2009, 2:05 AM

Yeah I prefer Rachael and Rebekah too. I think it looks better. I dont think of them as more correct or less correct though.

- ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey)

8/3/2009, 7:12 PM

Thank you for liking Rachael instead of Rachel! It's rare when I meet someone who prefers that spelling. And a lot of people mispronounce it; once, a customer read my name tag and called me "Raw-shy-ELLE." I didn't know what to say.

- Dracotorix +1

8/3/2009, 3:29 PM

I agree. And plus, it just looks weird. But Rachael doesn't make sense either- it looks like Ra-cha-el (like Rafael only with a ch) or Ra-chayl.

- Breah

8/3/2009, 4:18 PM

I agree it doesnt make sense, I think its a Biblical thing.
Michael, Rachael, Nathanael..

- New_Chloe

8/3/2009, 3:19 PM

Yes, I agree with you that nobody would ever spell it right, and it is totally a cop-out on "originality" in a sea of Rachels. I still think Raquel or Rahel work as good "almost-Rachel-but-not-really" choices.

- tuffykenwell (guest)

8/3/2009, 2:36 PM

Yeah just....yuck. My opinion is if you want a different name then CHOOSE a different name. Don't pick a common name and get all kre8tive with it.

Steph

- Breah

8/3/2009, 2:33 PM

I know a litle girl named Rachyl, I think it ruins the name, honestly. What makes it worse is that Rachyl's little brother is named Mycah.

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