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 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 (1944–2025), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment
• Rakel Wahl (1921–2005), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Rakel Wärmländer (born 1980), Swedish actress

References

See also

• Raquel
• Rachel (given name)
• Rakels, a surname

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