don't like dharma. the association with dharma and greg is too strong and i just don't like the sound.
i know a few rachaels. i'm not sure which spelling i prefer, but i lean toward rachel because unlike rachael, rachel doesn't have a squiggly line under it to suggest that i misspelled it.
I like Rachael better than Rachel. Either one is acceptable in my opinion, but I've never seen another spelling.
I don't like Dharma. It reminds me of Dharma & Greg, and while I loved that TV show, (1) Jenna Elfman is crazy, (2) the name is way way way too out there, and (3) it's a religious principle that basically means law or order -- how boring of a meaning is that? Plus, it just seems like one of those names hippies/New Agers give their kids to make them seem different and wise in an Eastern sort of way.
Rachel is a Hebrew name (as far as i can tell) and translated is spelled without the second a. That came along when someone was trying to be creative, no doubt. Can you tell that my name is Rachel? HA. I used to hate my name, but couldn't come up with another. So i changed the spelling. Brace yourselves. Raychelle. Yeah. So glad i didn't go down to the Social Security office with that one. My friend's aunt spelled her name Rachelle. I have also seen Reichele. Maybe also Raighchelle? I dunno.
I think Rachael was the original spelling, as translated from the Hebrew, but Rachel seems to be more common. I actually love the name, I think it is elegant and understated, and I think I like the former spelling best.
I've seem some kr8ytve/bastardized forms like Raechelle, Raychell, Rayechele, etc. but those just seem dumb to me. Oh, and I knew a "Roechellee" pronounced exactly like Rachael. I can't even type that without shuddering!
dharma - sanskrit, signifies the underlying order of nature, and life lived in accord with that order. i like concept but don't like it as a random name.
I'm also a Tarot card reading, neo-hippie, but I have to say I hate Dharma. There are some other hippie-ish names I do like, like Kachina, Sage, and Tempest.
Rachel used to be my favorite, favorite name when I was little. I still like it. I've seen it spelled Rachael and consider that legit, but really really really prefer the traditional spelling of Rachel.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:13 am (UTC)i know a few rachaels. i'm not sure which spelling i prefer, but i lean toward rachel because unlike rachael, rachel doesn't have a squiggly line under it to suggest that i misspelled it.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:18 am (UTC)I don't like Dharma. It reminds me of Dharma & Greg, and while I loved that TV show, (1) Jenna Elfman is crazy, (2) the name is way way way too out there, and (3) it's a religious principle that basically means law or order -- how boring of a meaning is that? Plus, it just seems like one of those names hippies/New Agers give their kids to make them seem different and wise in an Eastern sort of way.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:19 am (UTC)Rachael is the other accepted spelling.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-29 05:34 am (UTC)Raychelle.
Yeah. So glad i didn't go down to the Social Security office with that one. My friend's aunt spelled her name Rachelle. I have also seen Reichele. Maybe also Raighchelle? I dunno.
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Date: 2008-07-30 06:47 pm (UTC)Rachel is the only acceptable one imo.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:58 am (UTC)I've seem some kr8ytve/bastardized forms like Raechelle, Raychell, Rayechele, etc. but those just seem dumb to me. Oh, and I knew a "Roechellee" pronounced exactly like Rachael. I can't even type that without shuddering!
Dharma I just don't like at all.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:58 am (UTC)I don't like Dharma.
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Date: 2008-07-29 07:04 am (UTC)rachael looks nicer to me than rachel.
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Date: 2008-07-29 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-29 01:25 pm (UTC)I've seen, in addition to Rachel, Rachelle, Rachael, and Raychel.
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Date: 2008-07-29 02:18 pm (UTC)And Dharma and Greg! Plus, I just don't like the name.
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Date: 2008-07-29 09:40 pm (UTC)i don't like Dharma. it sounds "hard" to me.
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Date: 2008-07-29 11:00 pm (UTC)Rachel used to be my favorite, favorite name when I was little. I still like it. I've seen it spelled Rachael and consider that legit, but really really really prefer the traditional spelling of Rachel.
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Date: 2008-07-29 11:15 pm (UTC)