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What does Joel mean?
Joel 
as a boys' name is pronounced JOH-ul. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Joel 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.
STARTS WITH Jo-
ASSOCIATED WITH biblical, prophet, book (literary), popular (famous)
Variations
FEMININE FORM Joelle
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joel Auden (J.A.), ..
How popular is Joel?
Joel is a very prominent first name for men (#133 out of 1220, Top 11%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#20234 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Joel reached its top rank of #71 in the U.S. during 1980-1989, and is currently at #187. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Yoel (#1300 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Joell are the popular related forms of Joel (#187). Adoption of these forms of Joel was at its apex 38 years ago (AVERAGE #1068) and is somewhat less today (#1162, ▼48%).
Similar Names
Joel is pronounced similarly to Jael, Jul and Jule. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abel▲, Acel, Adel, Amel, Arel, Avel, Axel▲, Buel, Cael▼, Del, Edel, Gael▲, Howel, Jae, Jamel▼, Jarel, Jarl, Je-, Jeb, Jed▼, Jeh, Jerel, Jet, Joab, Joao, Job, Jobe, Joben, Joby, Jock, Jodey, Jody▼, Joe▼, Joed, Joeri, Joey▼, John▼, Jomal, Jomei, Jon▼, Jona, Jones, Jonn, Joop, Joos, Jorel, Jorell, Jorey, Jorg, Jori, Jorn, Jorrel, Jory, Jose▼, Josep, Josh▼, Joss, Jove, Jovi, Kael, Lovel, Mel, Neel, Niel, Noel▲, Orel, Peel, Powel, Ronel, Ruel, Udel and Yael▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Joel.
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