Comments for the name Joel

Famous bearer: Joel Grey (actor extraordinaire and father of actress Jennifer Grey).

Ugly, ugly, ugly.

Joel is a beautiful name. It sounds like a man who is compassionate and gentle, yet with a mischievious sense of humor.

Haley Joel Osment is a brilliant young actor who has starred in movies such as "A I: Aritficial Intelligence" and "Sixth Sense."

Joel Madden is the lead singer of a popular band, Good Charlotte.

In Spanish, this name is pronounced "ho-EL" with a long "o" and a short "e".

I think Joel is a fantastic name. Everyone by the name 'Joel' that I know is wonderful. Overall my impression of the name is that it represents a sweet and gentle person.

Joel White is the son of E.B. White.

Joel is rather popular in Sweden. Here it is pronounced as YO-el (two syllables).

I really like the name Joel. I like that it means "the Lord is God." It actually gives me a good feeling inside.

Joel is one of my favorite names. Strong, boyish and gentle. Not overly popular which is nice and the meaning of the name is nice too.

I love the name Joel. My best friend is called Joel. He's a really sweet guy and he's gay. I think Joel is the perfect name for him.

Joel McHale is a comedic actor. He currently is the host of E!'s The Soup. Really cute name, really funny guy.

Joel Osteen is a preacher from Texas.

There is an author named Joel Goldman.

I'm Irish but I've been living in Germany for quite a long time and I know about 5 if not more young mums (German) that called their son Joel. But they all pronounce it Joelle and that is a girl's name so all those boys are being taught their name wrong.

I personally think this name is a poetic, romantic, sensitive, classy, stylish, masculine kind of a name. :) I like it !

I like it pronounced jo-el.

I don't understand this name. I mean why not only "Joe"? I don't really like Joe, but Joel sounds like Noel and for a guy it just bugs me.

I LOVE the meaning of this name. And I LOVE how it sounds!

How southerners pronounce it: Jole. I like it better this way instead of Jo-el. That sounds weird. No offense.

Where I live Joel is pronounced JOLE. I prefer it pronounced JOLE. I only ever heard of it pronounced as Jole except for when I came onto this site and found out others prounounced it JO-EL. I think it is only pronounced JO-EL in foreign countries. I think Joel is a wonderful, classy name. I love it.

Joel is one of the cute little Asian boys on Jon and Kate Plus 8.

Joel Steven McCaughey is one of the McCaughey septuplets. He is the youngest of his siblings and even though neither of his parents are famous, he and his six siblings, along with perhaps their older sister Mikayla Marie, are on the road to becoming famous on their own.

A famous bearer is American film director, screenwriter, and producer Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939). He's well-known for his directing credits in 'St Elmo's Fire' (1985), 'The Lost Boys' (1987), 'The Client' (1994), 'Batman Forever' (1995), 'Batman and Robin' (1997), 'Bad Company' (2002), 'Phone Booth' (2003), 'The Phantom of the Opera' (2004), and 'The Number 23' (2007). He also wrote screenplays to films such as 'Car Wash' (1976) and 'The Wiz' (1978).

Love, love, love this name. I like it better as JO-EL though, then JOLE.

Joel is a cool name. Not only does it just have interesting connotations, but it's also the name of one of the main characters in one of my favorite webcomics. It's for that very reason that it summons the color black to my mind.

It's an okay name. Will always make me think of Jim Carrey's character, Joel, in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'

Joel Glicker, Wednesday Addam's adorable true love.

Pronounced "yo-EL".

The Greek form for Joel is
ιωηλ

This name is kind of a guilty pleasure of mine. I DO like it, but only when pronounced "JO-el" like btn suggests it - and not "jo-EL" like some people in the forum seem to pronounce it (I ask myself why, actually). But I really, really prefer Noel, which sounds a bit more mature and not as cheesy.

Joel Gossalin, one of the sons of Jon and Kate Gossalin, on the show "Jon and Kate plus 8" is a famous bearer of this name. Love him.

I love the name Joel! It sounds so sweet! :)

Joel Robinson was a character in the sci-fi comedy Mystery Science Theater. He was played by Joel Hodgson. Incidentally, I love this name. :) I've only ever heard it pronounced 'jole', I don't like the 'jo-EL' pronunciation very much.

I don't think people know that this is a real French name. I think some people think Americans just made it up.

This name is so very sweet. I absolutely love it.

Joel Stransky, Springbok rugby player who kicked the team to World Cup victory in 1995. He is now a respected sports commentator.

Also Finnish. [noted -ed]

I like it, but pronounced JOL. Save "JO-el" for the girl's version "Joelle."

Joel always makes me think of someone cool and popular, because I knew a Joel who was like that.

I would only pronounce this 'JOLE', Jo-el sounds girly to me.

It's a cool name.

Actor Joel McCrea (1905-1990).