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Rakel is a Scandinavian feminine given name meaning "ewe", or "sheep", equivalent to the English Rachel.{{Cite web |title=Rakel - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity |url=https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-rakel |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Nameberry |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Rakel - Name Meaning, Origin & Similar Names for a Baby Girl |url=https://kiindred.co/baby-name/rakel-f/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Kiindred |language=en}}
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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