Rochelle

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ɹoʊˈʃɛl//

A surname from Old French.

proper noun

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
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida.
4
A place in the United States: A city in Wilcox County, Georgia.
5
A place in the United States: A city in Ogle County, Illinois.
6
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas.
7
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.

Etymology

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

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