Raakel

Finnish

Etymology

From Late Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑːkel/, [ˈrɑ̝ːk̟e̞l]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkel
• Syllabification^(key): Raa‧kel
• Hyphenation^(key): Raa‧kel

Proper noun

Raakel

1. Rachel (biblical character)

   Synonym: (1642 translation) Rahel

   • 1933, The Holy Bible, Genesis 29:16-17:

     Mutta Laabanilla oli kaksi tytärtä; vanhemman nimi oli Leea, nuoremman nimi oli Raakel. Ja Leealla oli sameat silmät, mutta Raakelilla oli kaunis vartalo ja kauniit kasvot.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.

2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew
   • 2002, Pirjo Hassinen, Jouluvaimo, Otava, →ISBN, page 106:

     Ja kun mummo sanoi minun nimeni, kuulin sen tavalla, jolla moni vieras sen kuuli.
     ―Sehän on Raamatusta, minulle oli sanottu tuhannesti. ―Ei kyllä ole ihme kun tietää että...
     Minua oli siunattu sillä nimellä, niin kuin äitiä oli siunattu omallaan, yhtä lailla Suuresta Kirjasta etsityllä. Äidin vanhemmat olivat olleet mummon ja isänisän tuttavia siitä asti, kun molemmat mummot olivat vasta Jeesuksen morsiamia.
     ―Raakel, mummo sanoi.

     And when my grandmother said my name, I heard it in the same way many guests did.
     ―That's from the Bible, I've been told a thousand times. ―Well, that's not too surprising when you know that...
     I had been blessed with that name, much like my mother had been blessed with hers, too picked from that Great Book. My mother's parents and known my grandmother and grandfather ever since both were just brides of Jesus.
     ―Raakel, my grandmother said.

   • 2018, Heidi Jaatinen, Koski, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 223:

     Mikä naisen nimi mahtoi olla? Regina tai Raakel tai jotain muuta kovaa ja julmaa. Hän aukaisi suunsa, oli jo sanoa jotain, mutta nainen ehti ensin.
     ―Raakel minä olen.

     What could have been that woman's name? Regina or Raakel or something else hard and cruel. He opened his mouth, about to say something, but the woman beat him to it.
     ―Raakel is my name.

Declension

Inflection of Raakel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Raakel	Raakelit
genitive		Raakelin	Raakelien Raakeleiden Raakeleitten
partitive		Raakelia	Raakeleita Raakeleja
illative		Raakeliin	Raakeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Raakel	Raakelit
accusative	nom.	Raakel	Raakelit
	gen.	Raakelin
genitive		Raakelin	Raakelien Raakeleiden Raakeleitten
partitive		Raakelia	Raakeleita Raakeleja
inessive		Raakelissa	Raakeleissa
elative		Raakelista	Raakeleista
illative		Raakeliin	Raakeleihin
adessive		Raakelilla	Raakeleilla
ablative		Raakelilta	Raakeleilta
allative		Raakelille	Raakeleille
essive		Raakelina	Raakeleina
translative		Raakeliksi	Raakeleiksi
abessive		Raakelitta	Raakeleitta
instructive		—	Raakelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Raakel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Raakelini Raakelini accusative nom. Raakelini Raakelini gen. Raakelini genitive Raakelini Raakelieni Raakeleideni Raakeleitteni partitive Raakeliani Raakeleitani Raakelejani inessive Raakelissani Raakeleissani elative Raakelistani Raakeleistani illative Raakeliini Raakeleihini adessive Raakelillani Raakeleillani ablative Raakeliltani Raakeleiltani allative Raakelilleni Raakeleilleni essive Raakelinani Raakeleinani translative Raakelikseni Raakeleikseni abessive Raakelittani Raakeleittani instructive — — comitative — Raakeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Raakelisi Raakelisi accusative nom. Raakelisi Raakelisi gen. Raakelisi genitive Raakelisi Raakeliesi Raakeleidesi Raakeleittesi partitive Raakeliasi Raakeleitasi Raakelejasi inessive Raakelissasi Raakeleissasi elative Raakelistasi Raakeleistasi illative Raakeliisi Raakeleihisi adessive Raakelillasi Raakeleillasi ablative Raakeliltasi Raakeleiltasi allative Raakelillesi Raakeleillesi essive Raakelinasi Raakeleinasi translative Raakeliksesi Raakeleiksesi abessive Raakelittasi Raakeleittasi instructive — — comitative — Raakeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Raakelimme Raakelimme accusative nom. Raakelimme Raakelimme gen. Raakelimme genitive Raakelimme Raakeliemme Raakeleidemme Raakeleittemme partitive Raakeliamme Raakeleitamme Raakelejamme inessive Raakelissamme Raakeleissamme elative Raakelistamme Raakeleistamme illative Raakeliimme Raakeleihimme adessive Raakelillamme Raakeleillamme ablative Raakeliltamme Raakeleiltamme allative Raakelillemme Raakeleillemme essive Raakelinamme Raakeleinamme translative Raakeliksemme Raakeleiksemme abessive Raakelittamme Raakeleittamme instructive — — comitative — Raakeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Raakelinne Raakelinne accusative nom. Raakelinne Raakelinne gen. Raakelinne genitive Raakelinne Raakelienne Raakeleidenne Raakeleittenne partitive Raakelianne Raakeleitanne Raakelejanne inessive Raakelissanne Raakeleissanne elative Raakelistanne Raakeleistanne illative Raakeliinne Raakeleihinne adessive Raakelillanne Raakeleillanne ablative Raakeliltanne Raakeleiltanne allative Raakelillenne Raakeleillenne essive Raakelinanne Raakeleinanne translative Raakeliksenne Raakeleiksenne abessive Raakelittanne Raakeleittanne instructive — — comitative — Raakeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Raakelinsa Raakelinsa accusative nom. Raakelinsa Raakelinsa gen. Raakelinsa genitive Raakelinsa Raakeliensa Raakeleidensa Raakeleittensa partitive Raakeliaan Raakeliansa Raakeleitaan Raakelejaan Raakeleitansa Raakelejansa inessive Raakelissaan Raakelissansa Raakeleissaan Raakeleissansa elative Raakelistaan Raakelistansa Raakeleistaan Raakeleistansa illative Raakeliinsa Raakeleihinsa adessive Raakelillaan Raakelillansa Raakeleillaan Raakeleillansa ablative Raakeliltaan Raakeliltansa Raakeleiltaan Raakeleiltansa allative Raakelilleen Raakelillensa Raakeleilleen Raakeleillensa essive Raakelinaan Raakelinansa Raakeleinaan Raakeleinansa translative Raakelikseen Raakeliksensa Raakeleikseen Raakeleiksensa abessive Raakelittaan Raakelittansa Raakeleittaan Raakeleittansa instructive — — comitative — Raakeleineen Raakeleinensa

Related terms

• Raili, Raila

Statistics

• Raakel is the 613^th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 458 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,687 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Kaarle