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Re: The masculine name Joriel or Yoriel.
YORIEL is not a biblical name. It does fit in the traditional Hebrew naming scheme. It could be composed of the element El, as you are suggesting and the verb yara, to fear (yod-resh-aleph). A possible translation would be "he, who fears God." But this no more than an educated guess.
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Hmm, it seems that it is an artificially created Hispanic name then, like Josimar (as is common in Latin American countries). But anyway thank you for your input, Andy. ;)
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