How would you pronounce...?

[Starfish83]

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.?

Jole

Two Syllables (Midlands)

Jole

Two syllables
But I know one called Jole as in sole.

Do you have to ask? Really?
It's Jole, obviously.
Watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for reference.

Two syllables Jo ell

Jole

Thanks for the helpful thoughts so far.

TheVanguardSix - I do indeed. Read this thread for evidence of the ambiguity around pronunciation! 😉

It’s two syllables. Jo-el. Jole is very odd - maybe it’s an American pronunciation. Never heard that.

Lol. There's always at least one person who just can't comprehend that names may have multiple pronunciations!

I would pronounce it exactly as your first description. Two syllables, but the second one very subtle.

I’ve only ever heard it said Jole to rhyme with role. The pronunciation with two syllables suggested I’d think of being the female name Joelle

The second syllable is subtle. It’s nothing like Joelle.

Jole, and I've never heard it with two syllables

Jole
but some will say Joe-el and some Joe-ELL

One syllable . Joel rhymes with hole.

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

Jole

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

One syllable.

Hope definitely.

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

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

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

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

@diegosaber Yes Nole and Jole. Londoner here

One syllable- jole

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