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Meaning & Origins
Biblical name (meaning ‘ewe’ in Hebrew), borne by the beloved wife of Jacob and mother (after long barrenness) of Joseph (Genesis 28–35) and of Benjamin, at whose birth she died. In the Middle Ages and subsequently this was regarded as a characteristically Jewish name, but it is now also popular among Gentiles.
| 117th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English and French: from the Germanic personal name Dillo (of uncertain origin, perhaps a byname from the root dīl ‘destroy’), introduced to Britain from France by the Normans.
| 644th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Rachelle, Racheal, Rachael, Rachele, Rachell, Rachella, Rachal, Rachela, Rachiel, Rachyl
Dillard, Dill, Dilley, Dillman, Dillingham, Diller, Dills, Dillow, Dillion, Dillinger
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