Joel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Joel \

is pronounced JOH-ul. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "Jehovah is the Lord". Biblical: a prophet and writer of the Book of Joel. The name is popular in Spain. Actors Joel McCrea, Joel Grey.

Joel has 2 variant forms: Joell and Yoel.

Baby names that sound like Joel are Jael and Yael.

Joel is a very common first name for men (#133 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#31769 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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