Rochelle

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/ɹoʊˈʃɛl/

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative 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."

    1971, E. L. Doctorow, The Book of Daniel, Random House, published 2007, →ISBN, page 42
  3. A place in the United States:

Origin

  1. Old Frenchrochelle
  2. EnglishRochelle

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

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APA

Rochelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochelle

MLA

“Rochelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rochelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochelle.

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