Choosing a Name for a Baby Girl - Eve Rachel

Hello,

The name Rachel is good for a girl, but the name Eve is not recommended.

Sources: It is true that some have written that, ideally, one should be careful not to call a girl simply Rachel without an additional name (see She'elot u-Teshuvot VeDarashta VeChakarta, part 4, Even HaEzer, siman 23), but in practice the view of most great rabbis is that it is a good name, and there is nothing to worry about -

See in the book Ma'ayan Omer, part 12 (chapter 1, siman 9), that the view of Rav Ovadia Yosef zt"l was that Rachel is a good name, and there is nothing to worry about.

Likewise, it is brought in the book Derech Sichah, part 1 (page 34), in the name of Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlit"a, that there is absolutely no concern about naming a daughter Rachel.

Likewise, in the book Keter Shem Tov, part 1 (page 315), it is written in the name of Rav Moshe Tzadka shlit"a that there is no concern at all about naming a girl Rachel, for she is the essence of the home, and on the contrary, it is an important and good name to use.

And כך it is brought in the name of Rav Yaakov Hillel shlit"a (She'elot u-Teshuvot Divrei Binyahu, part 4, siman 31, letters 7-8), that this name, which was good for our holy matriarch Rachel, the wife of Jacob our forefather, and good for the wife of Rabbi Akiva, the great Tanna and the teacher of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and good for thousands and myriads of righteous women throughout all generations, is certainly very good for every Jewish girl, and its mazal is good and excellent, etc. See there.

With blessing,

Hillel Meirs