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Rachael (female)

Can be spelt:Rachel (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English spelling variant of Rachel, from Hebrew "ewe", symbolising "gentleness".

The 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire has a number of spelling variants of Rachel [q.v.], of which Rachael is significantly frequent.
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