# Rakel

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For the computer science algorithm, see **RAKEL**.

**Rakel** is a [Scandinavian](/source/Scandinavia) feminine given name meaning "ewe", or "sheep", equivalent to the English [Rachel](/source/Rachel_(given_name)).[1][2]

People named Rakel include:

- [Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir](/source/Rakel_D%C3%B6gg_Bragad%C3%B3ttir) (born 1986), Icelandic handball coach and former player
- [Rakel Dink](/source/Rakel_Dink) (born 1959), Turkish-Armenian human rights activist
- [Rakel Engesvik](/source/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](/source/Feldmann_case)
- [Rakel Helmsdal](/source/Rakel_Helmsdal) (born 1966), Faroese author and artist
- [Rakel Hiltunen](/source/Rakel_Hiltunen) (born 1940), Finnish social worker and politician
- [Rakel Hönnudóttir](/source/Rakel_H%C3%B6nnud%C3%B3ttir) (born 1988), Icelandic footballer
- [Rakel Karvelsson](/source/Rakel_Karvelsson) (born 1977), American former soccer player
- [Rakel Laakso](/source/Rakel_Laakso) (1904–1985), Finnish film actress
- [Rakel Liehu](/source/Rakel_Liehu) (born 1939), Finnish writer
- [Rakel Liekki](/source/Rakel_Liekki) (born 1979), Finnish artist, freelance journalist, writer, director and producer and former pornographic actress
- [Rakel Logadóttir](/source/Rakel_Logad%C3%B3ttir) (born 1981), Icelandic footballer
- [Rakel Mateo](/source/Rakel_Mateo) (born 1975), Spanish paratriathlete
- [Rakel Rodríguez](/source/Rakel_Rodr%C3%ADguez) (born 1977), Spanish dancer, choreographer and actress
- [Rakel Seweriin](/source/Rakel_Seweriin) (1906–1995), Norwegian politician and Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs
- [Rakel Surlien](/source/Rakel_Surlien) (1944–2025), Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment
- [Rakel Wahl](/source/Rakel_Wahl) (1921–2005), Norwegian cross-country skier
- [Rakel Wärmländer](/source/Rakel_W%C3%A4rml%C3%A4nder) (born 1980), Swedish actress

## References

1. ["Rakel - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity"](https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-rakel). *Nameberry*. Retrieved 2025-03-22.

1. ["Rakel - Name Meaning, Origin & Similar Names for a Baby Girl"](https://kiindred.co/baby-name/rakel-f/). *Kiindred*. Retrieved 2025-03-22.

## See also

- [Raquel](/source/Raquel)
- [Rachel (given name)](/source/Rachel_(given_name))
- [Rakels](/source/Rakels), a surname

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