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How would you pronounce...?

91 replies

Starfish83 · 19/01/2020 10:32

Joel.

With two syllables with emphasis on the first and a subtle change to the second - ‘Jo-ul’?

Or ‘Jole’ to rhyme with ‘sole’, ‘role’, etc.?

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Grufallisfriends · 19/01/2020 12:11

I know a grown up Joel who pronounces it Jo elle.

To me, it clearly has 2 syllables.

Otherwise spell it Jole!

Lavenderblues · 19/01/2020 12:09

Nole and Jole!

And Noel and Joel!

Lavenderblues · 19/01/2020 12:08

Joel is pronounced as it's written: Jo el (2 syllables)

If you want Jole, spell it Jole!

daisypond · 19/01/2020 11:59

Meant to add, Noel is like Joel too:
ˈnoʊəl

daisypond · 19/01/2020 11:31

They’re in the dictionary, which says the pronunciation in British English .
həʊl = hole
ˈdʒəʊəl. = Joel
They are different.

BentNeckLady · 19/01/2020 11:28

Jo-ul

Jole to rhyme with hole is all kinds of wrong.

Judashascomeintosomemoney · 19/01/2020 11:28

Jole is the American style pronunciation but the European style is Jo-ell. I’ve got two male friends called Joel, both pronounced Jo-ell, one is French and one Belgian. So basically, either is correct depending on your preference.

yellowallpaper · 19/01/2020 11:26

Jo-ul

Scatterlit · 19/01/2020 11:23

It’s a diphthong. JO-ull, roughly.

DesLynamsMoustache · 19/01/2020 11:22

Nole and Jole!

Chienloup · 19/01/2020 11:21

Jole.

RamonaFlower · 19/01/2020 11:20

Northern but have a Joel in the family. It's as @DiegoSaber says. Two syllables but the stress is on the first. Kind of like Joe-ul

Batqueen · 19/01/2020 11:20

Jo-ul

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 19/01/2020 11:19

Jo-ull

Apileofballyhoo · 19/01/2020 11:17

Two syllables with very strong emphasis on the first. Like Niamh, Cian, Liam or Noel. Not Neeve, Keen, Leem, Nole. Not Nee-ah v, Kee-anne, Lee-am or Noelle.

StopMegxit · 19/01/2020 11:17

Jole and Nole!

Soubriquet · 19/01/2020 11:13

One syllable- jole

If it was 2, it would be Joelle for a girl

Pixilicious · 19/01/2020 11:13

@diegosaber Yes Nole and Jole. Londoner here

DiegoSaber · 19/01/2020 11:09

To me Noel is pronounced the same. Do other people say Nole to rhyme to sole??

DiegoSaber · 19/01/2020 11:09

The second syllable is unstressed and is ul rather than elle. So it isn't really anything like Joelle.

CoffeeRunner · 19/01/2020 11:06

Not Hope. Stupid phone!!! Jole!!!

CoffeeRunner · 19/01/2020 11:06

Hope definitely.

I’ve heard Jo-ul locally (Midlands) but it sounds awful pronounced that way.

Pipandmum · 19/01/2020 11:04

One syllable.

StopMegxit · 19/01/2020 11:03

Jole

Never heard it pronounced Jo-el. Joelle is the feminine form.

Whatsyourflava · 19/01/2020 11:02

Yes it’s just one syllable, so the “Jo” bit has all the umph

I thought of another name for you @Starfish83 - Marley? Sorry if no good