But "Jo" is a recognizable sound on a girl, and it's really the ONLY sound. As for the less prominent "uhl" ending there's Cheryl, Carole, Myrtle... But then, every name when broken down probably contains both "masculine" and "feminine" parts. I just don't think Joel screams "MAN!" In the same way that something like Butch, or Arnold, or even Carson or Logan (which I've both seen used on girls before) do.
Ryan is to Diane as Joel is to Noelle
Obviously names conjure different images and impressions for everyone. I'm just having a hard time seeing Joel-on-a-girl as that largely different than Ryan-on-a-girl; other than that Ryan-on-a-girl is
heard of.
I'm not really that caught up in it. Was just perplexed I suppose
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