Rakel

Rakel is a Scandinavian feminine given name meaning "ewe", or "sheep", equivalent to the English Rachel.^[1]^[2]

People named Rakel include:

Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir (born 24 May 1986), Icelandic handball coach and former player
Rakel Dink (born 1959), Turkish-Armenian human rights activist
Rakel Engesvik (born 1998), Norwegian footballer
Rakel Feldmann, Jewish woman killed, along with her husband, by their guides while trying to escape the Holocaust - see Feldmann case
Rakel Helmsdal (born 1966), Faroese author and artist
Rakel Hiltunen (born 1940), Finnish social worker and politician
Rakel Hönnudóttir (born 1988), Icelandic footballer
Rakel Karvelsson (born 1977), American former soccer player
Rakel Laakso (1904–1985), Finnish film actress
Rakel Liehu (born 1939), Finnish writer
Rakel Liekki (born 1979), Finnish artist, freelance journalist, writer, director and producer and former pornographic actress
Rakel Logadóttir (born 1981), Icelandic footballer
Rakel Mateo (born 1975), Spanish paratriathlete
Rakel Rodríguez (born 1977), Spanish dancer, choreographer and actress
Rakel Seweriin (1906–1995), Norwegian politician and Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs
Rakel Surlien (born 1944), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician, former Norwegian Minister of the Environment
Rakel Wahl (1921–2005), Norwegian cross-country skier
Rakel Wärmländer (born 1980), Swedish actress

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