Джо́эл
Džóelmasculine
The English name Joel is translated into Russian as Джо́эл (Džóel).
Джо́эл is a masculine given name.
Meaning: male given name (name)
Which one should you use?
Джоэль is a direct transliteration of the name 'Joel'.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Džóel.
Did you know?
- While Джоэл is a direct transliteration, Russian has its own biblical version of the name, Иоиль, which is used in the Russian Orthodox Church and religious texts.
- When addressing Джоэл formally, a Russian speaker would not use the name alone but would pair it with a patronymic, a name derived from the father.
- The Russian translation Джо́эл creates a phonetic bridge using Дж to represent the single English 'J' sound, which does not exist as a single letter in the Cyrillic alphabet.
Examples in context
- Доброе утро, господин Джоэль.Good morning, Mr. Joel.
- Меня зовут Джо́эл.Menya zavut Dzhoel.My name is Joel.
- Где сейчас Джо́эл?Gde seychas Dzhoel?Where is Joel now?
- Это был Джо́эл.Eto byl Dzhoel.It was Joel.
Example conversation
Andrey and Maria are talking about a new colleague.
- Андрей AndreyТы знаешь, кто наш новый коллега?Ty znayesh', kto nash novyy kollega?Do you know who our new colleague is?
- Мария MariaДа, его зовут Джо́эл.Da, yego zavut Dzhoel.Yes, his name is Joel.
- Андрей AndreyДжо́эл интересное имя.Dzhoel interesnoye imya.Joel is an interesting name.
- Мария MariaОн очень дружелюбный человек.On ochen' druzelyubnyy chelovek.He is a very friendly person.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “joel” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
