Rochelle

Origin and meaning

little rock (French)

Rochelle originated as a French surname and place name derived from 'roche' (rock). It gained widespread usage as a feminine given name in the Anglosphere during the mid-20th century. In the Philippines, it became a highly popular female name from the 1970s through the 1990s as part of modern Western naming trends.

Rochelle is of French origin, derived from the French place name La Rochelle, meaning 'little rock' (diminutive of roche), or as a feminine form of Roch. It became widespread in the English-speaking world in the 20th century and was adopted into the Philippines during the mid-to-late 20th-century American naming wave.