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Help[Opinions] Re: Rachel
in reply to a message by Perrine
Rachel was quite popular in the 90s - at least, in my neck of the woods. I think it got even more popular later in the decade due to the "Friends" association. I just looked it up and saw that it fell out of the Top 100 a few years ago, so I do think it's on its way to becoming dated. I doubt it'll be my generation's Jennifer (the famous Rachel Green's *real* name), but still... it will probably be a "nursing home name" come 2055.
I usually don't like "variant" names, probably because I'm a sucker for catering to authority and wouldn't want to inconvenience my child with an "unusual" spelling that they'd have to correct all the time. However... for some reason, I prefer Rachael to Rachel. Even though it doesn't actually make any linguistic sense - considering the spelling is influenced by Michael, Rachael should be pronounced more like Raquel than Rachel - I just think Rachael looks better than Rachel.
Come to think of it, I actually prefer Raquel to Rachel / Rachael. The actual sound of Rachel is quite harsh. It's a more sophisticated name choice than a lot of others out there (it's not as stale as many of the other "classics"), but let's be real, that "aitch" sound is not very attractive.
Rebecca, I prefer to all three above. It's a gorgeous name to look at, and pleasant to say (imo). But a nickname is almost inevitable, most likely either Becca or Becky, and I don't have the best history with people who go by Becky...
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I usually don't like "variant" names, probably because I'm a sucker for catering to authority and wouldn't want to inconvenience my child with an "unusual" spelling that they'd have to correct all the time. However... for some reason, I prefer Rachael to Rachel. Even though it doesn't actually make any linguistic sense - considering the spelling is influenced by Michael, Rachael should be pronounced more like Raquel than Rachel - I just think Rachael looks better than Rachel.
Come to think of it, I actually prefer Raquel to Rachel / Rachael. The actual sound of Rachel is quite harsh. It's a more sophisticated name choice than a lot of others out there (it's not as stale as many of the other "classics"), but let's be real, that "aitch" sound is not very attractive.
Rebecca, I prefer to all three above. It's a gorgeous name to look at, and pleasant to say (imo). But a nickname is almost inevitable, most likely either Becca or Becky, and I don't have the best history with people who go by Becky...
Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com
This message was edited 5/30/2017, 9:24 AM
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