Where does “Rachel” come from?

Rachel (Cebuano) comes from English Rachel, from Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ, from Hebrew רָחֵל — ewe.

Ancestry of “Rachel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRachelYounger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob
2LatinRachel—
3Ancient GreekῬαχήλRachel
4Hebrewרָחֵלewe
Every word from Hebrew רָחֵל →Every word from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ →Every word from Latin Rachel →