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Where does “Joel” come from?

Joel comes from Hebrew יוֹאֵל, a name of uncertain etymological origin and meaning within Hebrew itself.

Ancestry of “Joel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchJudicaël—
2Old BretonIudicael—
3Welshcaelto get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,...
4EnglishKyle—
5Scottish Gaeliccaolthin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the...
6Middle Irishcáelnarrow
7Old Irishcoíl—
8Proto-Celtickoilosthin
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
10Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “Joel”

  • joule
  • kilojoule
  • megajoule
  • millijoule
  • gigajoule
  • microjoule
  • nanojoule
  • petajoule
  • terajoule
  • picojoule
  • joulemeter
  • femtojoule
  • attojoule
  • pico-joule
  • nano-joule
  • kilo-joule
  • mega-joule
  • micro-joule
  • giga-joule
  • tera-joule
  • milli-joule
  • oxyjoule
  • meg
  • multikilojoule
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