Names like Joël

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Joel

From Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yo'él, “Yahweh (is) God”). As a medieval French and English given name, it is also from Breton Judicaël (related to Joyce and Jocelyn). Cf. Elijah. From…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

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Maël

Borrowed from Breton Mael, from mael (literally “prince”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends L

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Reuel

From Hebrew רְעוּאֵל (“friend of God”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends L

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Saul

Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic. From Biblical Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾûl, literally “asked (for)”). Learned borrowing from Late Latin…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends L

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Shaul

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Saul.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends L

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Tal

Borrowed from Hebrew טַל (tal, “dew”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends L

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