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JOLE vs. JO-EL vs. other
How do you pronounce the name Joel? We pronounce it JOLE, but there is a little boy in our daughter’s class with the name and it is pronounced JO-EL. Do you think it will be mispronounced a lot? We have the name Joel Cohen picked out for our fourth child. His sister and brothers are Karly, Noah, and Liam.
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Poll created: Aug 19, 2014
Total Votes: 17
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Not sure where you live, but I’ve met Europeans who pronounce it with two syllables, while all the American Joels I’ve met have pronounced it with one. I really don’t think Joel Cohen sounds good though; the double long O sound is too harsh. If it’s a middle name, I’d use another.
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:: 10 years ago |
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I live in Missouri and I pronounce it Jole
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(If that helps any)
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:: 10 years ago |
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I pronounce Joel like Cole with a J. Joel Cohen is a nice name, congrats!
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:: 10 years ago |
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Two syllables, definitely. I say it more like JO-ehl. I think Jole sounds really abrupt and harsh. I’m in the US, by the way, and the one Joel I know here pronounces his name as I do.
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:: 10 years ago |
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Jo-el sounds too much like Superman. Kal-El, Jo-el, eh, I prefer the one syllable pronunciation.
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:: 10 years ago |
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There’s a guy named Joel in my class and he pronounces it like Jole. I like it pronounced that way better.
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thenamer007
:: 10 years ago |
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I’ve only ever heard it pronounced JoLe
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:: 10 years ago |
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Either way, but with the name Noel, for a boy it is pronounced Nole, for a girl, No-ell.
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:: 10 years ago |
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I’ve only ever heard it rhyming with Cole (I’m from Minnesota if that helps). The other pronunciation sounds like it’s feminine and spelled Joelle. Like Noelle.
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:: 10 years ago |
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Joel is JOLE to me. I’m in Georgia.
I’ve never heard it pronounced Jo-el except for the girl version, Joelle. All the Joel’s I know say it Jole.
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:: 10 years ago |
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I know someone who pronounces it like Joelle, but everyone calls him Joel. Tis quite sad.
xoxo Cupcake
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Cupcake
:: 10 years ago |
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I would say it like Jole, and 99% of the time people will say it that way. The only people I know that say it Jo-elle are hispanic, so it must be a spanish thing. I don’t like Joel, but I think you’ll be fine with the pronunciation.
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:: 10 years ago |
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Jo-el is probably a Hebrew name as it comes from the Bible like Samuel, Michael, Ezekiel, Raphael, Israel, etc. In Paleo-Hebrew those names are said with -el. El means God. Elohim is God.
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Phae
:: 3 years ago |
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