Joel.
a male given name in English, Basque, Catalan, Cebuano, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Manx, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Scots, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, or Welsh
Meaning & usage
a male given name in English, Basque, Catalan, Cebuano, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Manx, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Scots, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, or Welsh
a surname in English or German
Where this word comes from
From various languages, ultimately from Hebrew יוֹאֵל.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.