I love
Joel. Don't know why it is not popular in USA/UK etc. But then
Joseph (
Josef) is not popular in Sweden but
Joel is (we pronounce it YO-ell here).
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (
Edith Södergran 1891-1923)