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Joel

A male given name from Hebrew.

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Joel at a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/, /d͡ʒoʊˈɛl/

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yo'él, “Yahweh (is) God”). As a medieval French and English given name, it is also from Breton Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn). Cf. Elijah.

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What does the name Joel mean?

A male given name from Hebrew.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).