Rachel. As a child, I admired her tenacity and her perseverance, and I identified with her impulsiveness.
As a teenager, when realized I was a girl, I spent weeks trying to find my name. I liked Sophia at first, but it was too pretty, and fit better as a middle name.
Then one day, I was going through my old things, and saw my books, and I knew that my name would be Rachel, and that I would try to live up to her bravery and beauty.