Joel

Joel
This unusual and interesting name is a variant form of the name "Jekyll", itself of Breton or Cornish origin and deriving from a Celtic personal name, in Old Breton "Indicael", composed of elements meaning "Lord", with "generous, bountiful". The name became "ledecael" and later again "Gicquel", surviving in modern French as "Jezequel". A 7th Century saint named "indicael" was a King of Brittany who abdicated and spent the last part of his life in a monastery. The modern English surname, found in its native areas of Devon and Cornwall, is also found in areas of Breton settlement such as East Anglia and Yorkshire. The variants of the name "Jekyll" include "Jiggle", "Jewell", "Jockle", "Joel" and "Joule". Anne Jewell and Nicholas Boane were married at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, in August 1568. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Juel, witness, which was dated 1247, in the "Bedfordshire Assize Rolls", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Joel — bzw. Joël ist ein männlicher Vorname, der auch als Familienname auftritt. Da es sich um einen Namen aus der Bibel handelt, wird er in vielen christlichen Ländern als Vorname verwendet und entsprechend unterschiedlich ausgesprochen.[1] Im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joël — Joel bzw. Joël (aus dem franz.) ist ein männlicher Vorname. Die weibliche Form ist Joelle bzw. Joëlle. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Namenstag 3 Bekannte Namensträger 3.1 Biblische Personen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joel — • Profile of the Old Testament prophet and analysis of the book bearing his name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Joel     Joel     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • JOEL — (Heb. יוֹאֵל; YHWH is God ), the second book in the minor prophets . The superscription of the book names the prophet Joel son of Pethuel as the author. No indication of the author s life, time, or place of residence is given, and the name of the …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Joel — may refer to: * Joel (prophet), a Biblical prophet and the author of the Book of Joel * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name * Joel son of Samuel, firstborn son of the prophet Samuel.Joel is the… …   Wikipedia

  • Joel — Joël Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Joël est un prénom d origine hébreu (יואל, Jéhovah est Dieu). Comme patronyme Joël, prohète hébreu et auteur du livre de Joël Billy Joel, pianiste,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joel — 1 Joel 2 Joel 3 …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Joel — m Biblical name, composed of two different Hebrew elements, Yah(weh) and El, both of which mean ‘God’; the implication of the name is that the Hebrew God, Yahweh, is the only true god. This is a common name in the Bible, being borne by, among… …   First names dictionary

  • Joël — (v. 400 av. J. C.) un des 12 petits prophètes juifs. Le Livre de Joël décrit une invasion de sauterelles, puis annonce l effusion de l Esprit Saint sur tous les juifs et le Jour de Yahvé, accompagné de prodiges cosmiques …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Joël —   [ joːɛl], Karl, Philosoph, * Hirschberg (heute Jelenia Góra) 27. 3. 1864, ✝ Walenstadt (Kanton Sankt Gallen) 23. 7. 1934; seit 1897 Professor in Basel. Joël versuchte unter dem Einfluss von F. W. J. Schelling und dem deutschen Idealismus in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Joel — masc. proper name, from Heb. Yoh el, name of a minor Old Testament prophet, lit. the Lord is God; the same name as ELIJAH (Cf. Elijah) (q.v.) but with the elements reversed. But the personal name that became common in Devon and Cornwall and the… …   Etymology dictionary

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