Rochelle - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Rochelle \r(o)-chelle, roch(el)-le\ is pronounced roh-SHELL. It is of French and Old German origin, and its meaning is "little rock; rest". May be based on the French place name of La Rochelle. Also feminine variant of Rocco (Italian). Saint Rocco (14th century) was a pilgrim and healer.

Rochelle has 11 variant forms: Roch, Rochele, Rochell, Rochella, Rochette, Roschella, Roschelle, Roshelle, Shell, Shelley and Shelly.

For more information, see also the related name Rachel.

Baby names that sound like Rochelle are Rachelle and Richelle.

Rochelle is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Rochelle. Click here to compare Rochelle with related baby names.