Joel
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Origin of the name Joel:
A borrowing from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin, Joel is from the Ecclesiastic Greek Iōēl, a name derived from the Hebrew Yoel, which is from yō'ēl (the Lord is God). The name is borne in the Bible by a minor Hebrew prophet (5th century B.C.?) whose prophecies and preachings are found in the book of Joel.
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My son's name is Joel. He is Spanish. People often pronounce it JOLE...I hate that!. He is JO-EL!
...It IS actually pronounced JOHL, not JO-EL...sorry!
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My husband's name is Joel. Whenever we give his name at restaurants, no one seems able to pronounce it. They generally try to call him "Joe-el" or use the silent j sound and say "ho-el". I'm not quite sure what is so difficult about it, but it's a common occurrence! Either way - it's a great name!
I've known several Joels in my life and each of them has been a wonderfully friendly, easy-going person. The name makes me smile.
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J, Jo, Bebo
My 9-month-old son's name is Joel...he gets called lots of names, Joelby, Joelie, Joelbert, Polie, Joelster. I don't like Joe, Joey, or JoJo, so we do not call him those.
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Joel McCaughey, septuplet born to Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey in 1997
Joel Gosselin, sextuplet born to Jon and Kate Gosselin in 2004, seen on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8"
Billy Joel, singer
Joel McHale, host of "The Soup" on E!
Joel Grey, Broadway singer/dancer (Cabaret, George M, Wicked)
Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Joel Madden, lead singer of Good Charlotte and partner of Nicole Richie
Joel Ward, Canadian hockey player for the Washington Capitals.
Joel McCrea, American movie actor- Joel in song, story & screen: | Edit
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Name Lists Featuring This Name
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- Spanish Boys Names: Most Popular Names for Boys in Spain
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Global Popularity of the Name Joel
- #5 in Switzerland (German)
- #52 in Spain
- #55 in Sweden
- #57 in Germany
- #66 in Australia (Victoria)
- #75 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #80 in England
- #100 in Canada (Alberta)
- #113 in United States
- #116 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #158 in Scotland
- #184 in Canada (Quebec)
- #236 in Norway
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