How southerners pronounce it: Jole. I like it better this way instead of Jo-el. That sounds weird. No offense.
― Anonymous User 10/24/2007
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I'm Irish but I've been living in Germany for quite a long time and I know about 5 if not more young mums (German) that called their son Joel. But they all pronounce it Joelle and that is a girl's name so all those boys are being taught their name wrong.