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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!

...not in Spanish it isn't. In Spanish we pronounce both syllables.

Personal experiences with the name Joel

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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My name is Joel and I could not regret having this name since it requires much effort to change it anyway.
Many times I had this uncomfortable feeling when I try to pronounce my name especially the "j" sound. Initially, I hardly pronounce my name when I was asked to introduce myself inside the class since elementary grade school years until college. Whenever I am asked to tell my name, I usually pronounced it "Ju-wel" not "Jo-wel". I feel un-easy when I pronounce it "Jo-wel" or "Jo-el".
My previous boss (Saudi national) used to call me "Joli" in the office. I wondered how he pronounced my name!

Nicknames for Joel

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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Jo (holding the "o"),

Meanings and history of the name Joel

Joel Torre (a Filipino movie actor)

Famous real-life people named Joel

Joel Peat - Lead guitarist in the band Lawson
Joel Madden - American musician
Joel McHale - American actor and comedian
Joel Hodgson - American writer and actor
Joel McCrea - American actor
Joel Grey - American actor
Joel Carver Whitburn - American author
Joel Gosselin - youngest of the Gosselin sextuplets, seen on "Jon and Kate plus 8"
Joel Coen - American filmmaker; brother of Ethan Coen
Joel Schumacher - American film director
Joel Silver - American film producer
Joel Reinders - American football player
Joel Dreessen - American football player
Joel Hagglund, real name of Swedish-American songwriting radical Joe Hill
Joel Ward, professional ice hockey player (San Jose Sharks)

Joel in song, story & screen

Joel Graham - Husband to Julia Braverman in "Parenthood"
Joel is the main character in The Last Of Us game.