English
Joel
Joel comes from Hebrew יוֹאֵל ‘Yahweh (is) God’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentיוֹאֵלyo'él‘Yahweh (is) God’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Joel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentיוֹאֵלyo'él‘Yahweh (is) God’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Joel
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “The word of the Lord that came to Joel…”
The story
As a medieval French and English given name, it is also from Breton Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn).
Every English word from Hebrew יוֹאֵל
Today it means
name A male given name from Hebrew.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew יוֹאֵל / Joel