Rochelle

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Rochelle

  • /ɹoʊˈʃɛl/

Where it comes from

Habitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”).

proper noun Rochell

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century usage. She was a modern woman. "Rochelle!" I hear my grandma's taunt. "Imagine Rochelle!" And then in Yiddish: "Rachel is not good enough for her."
  3. An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida.
  4. A city in Wilcox County, Georgia.
  5. A city in Ogle County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rachel, roche, sydney, rochell, rochefort, rochette, rochon, rochin, rocque, roussel, rouch, rochford, rocheleau, rousselle, rohan, rozier

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"Rochelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rochelle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Rochelle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rochelle

Chicago

"Rochelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rochelle.

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@misc{rochelle_2026,
  title = {Rochelle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rochelle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}