Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname from Hebrew.
- biblicalA book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Joël, Joël
- Joëlmale given name
- Joëlbook of the Bible
Ancient Greek Ἰωήλ, Ἰωήλ
- Ἰωήλ (Iōḗl)male given name
- Ἰωήλ (Iōḗl)book of the Bible
Arabic سفر يوئيل
- سفر يوئيلbook of the Bible
Basque Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Bengali যোয়েল
- যোয়েল (jōẇel)book of the Bible
Catalan Joel
- Joelbook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 約珥書 /约珥书
- 約珥書 /约珥书 (joek³ ji⁵ syu¹)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 喬爾 /乔尔, 約珥書 /约珥书
- 喬爾 /乔尔 (Qiáo'ěr)male given name
- 約珥書 /约珥书 (Yuē'ěrshū)book of the Bible
Czech Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Danish Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Dutch Joël, Joël
- Joëlmale given name
- Joëlbook of the Bible
Estonian Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Finnish Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
French Joël, Joël
- Joëlmale given name
- Joëlbook of the Bible
German Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Greek Ιωήλ, Ιωήλος
- Ιωήλ (Ioḯl)male given name
- Ιωήλος (Ioḯlos)male given name
- Ιωήλ (Ioḯl)book of the Bible
Hawaiian Ioʻela, Ioʻela
- Ioʻelamale given name
- Ioʻelabook of the Bible
Hebrew יוֹאֵל, יוֹאֵל
- יוֹאֵל (yoel)male given name
- יוֹאֵל (Yoel)book of the Bible
Hindi योएल
- योएल (yoel)book of the Bible
Hungarian Joel, Jóel
- Joelmale given name
- Jóelbook of the Bible
Icelandic Jóel, Jóel
- Jóelmale given name
- Jóelbook of the Bible
Indonesian Yoël
- Yoëlbook of the Bible
Irish Ióéil, Leabhar Ióéil
- Ióéilmale given name
- Leabhar Ióéilbook of the Bible
- Ióéilbook of the Bible
Italian Gioele, Gioele
- Gioelemale given name
- Gioelebook of the Bible
Japanese ヨエル, ヨエル書
- ヨエル (Yoeru)male given name
- ヨエル書 (Yoeru sho)book of the Bible
Korean 요엘서
- 요엘서 (yoelseo)book of the Bible
Latin Ioel, Ioel
- Ioelmale given name
- Ioelbook of the Bible
Latvian Joēl, Joēl
- Joēlmale given name
- Joēlbook of the Bible
Lithuanian Joelis, Joelio knyga
- Joelismale given name
- Joelio knygabook of the Bible
Malay Yo'el
- Yo'elbook of the Bible
Māori Hoera, Hoera
- Hoeramale given name
- Hoerabook of the Bible
Norwegian Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Persian یوئیل
- یوئیلbook of the Bible
Polish Joel, Księga Joela
- Joelmale given name
- Księga Joelabook of the Bible
Portuguese Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Punjabi ਯੋਏਲ
- ਯੋਏਲ (yoēla)book of the Bible
Romanian Ioel, Ioel
- Ioelmale given name
- Ioelbook of the Bible
Russian Джо́эл, Иои́ль
- Джо́эл (Džóel)male given name
- Иои́ль (Ioílʹ)book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Ioel, Ioel
- Ioelmale given name
- Ioelbook of the Bible
Slovak Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Spanish Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Swahili Yoeli, Yoeli
- Yoelimale given name
- Yoelibook of the Bible
Swedish Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Tagalog Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Tamil யோவேல்
- யோவேல் (yōvēl)book of the Bible
Thai โยเอล
- โยเอลbook of the Bible
Urdu یوایل
- یوایل (evāel)book of the Bible
Welsh Joel, Joel
- Joelmale given name
- Joelbook of the Bible
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Joel
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APA
Joel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joel
MLA
“Joel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Joel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joel.
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