what words or phrases have the name "joel" in them?
January 6, 2022 3:25 PM Subscribe
if i wanted to be a trans person with a name like this ("“trans people with seemingly average shorthand names for absolutely insane full names” for example. max short for Maxwell House Brand Coffee Filters"), what else could i expand "joel" to?
or just a "joe" sound. "changeover" is my favorite option from this site searching dʒ + oʊ because the "joe" sound is accidental and i would love more multiword phrases like that.
i also love cajoleries and jo(via)l as options.
i'm also extrememly open to mispronouncing "gol" like in "golf" because that would be funny
or just a "joe" sound. "changeover" is my favorite option from this site searching dʒ + oʊ because the "joe" sound is accidental and i would love more multiword phrases like that.
i also love cajoleries and jo(via)l as options.
i'm also extrememly open to mispronouncing "gol" like in "golf" because that would be funny
Best answer: This might not be quite long and silly enough, but there's always "Joe Mama." I love this idea and will be trying to think of more!
("Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Joleeeene" - using all four?)
posted by Occula at 3:35 PM on January 6, 2022 [10 favorites]
("Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Joleeeene" - using all four?)
posted by Occula at 3:35 PM on January 6, 2022 [10 favorites]
Are you trans or non-binary yourself? If not, this phrasing* feels kinda transphobic at worst and ignorant at best. If yes, then please excuse my questioning.
That said, How about just asking for long, creative, unique multi-art name suggestions like "Max short for Maxwell Brand Coffee Filters"?
*using words like "absolutely insane", etc.
posted by smorgasbord at 3:35 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
That said, How about just asking for long, creative, unique multi-art name suggestions like "Max short for Maxwell Brand Coffee Filters"?
*using words like "absolutely insane", etc.
posted by smorgasbord at 3:35 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
Jolove is lifting me higher
Jolife is your own, do something with it
Jolistening to me?
Jolead and I might follow or I might not
posted by amtho at 3:46 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
Jolife is your own, do something with it
Jolistening to me?
Jolead and I might follow or I might not
posted by amtho at 3:46 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
Joelene, please don't take my man
posted by airplant at 3:48 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by airplant at 3:48 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: Are you trans or non-binary yourself?
yep! i know the phrasing of the tumblr post isn't really suited for the general audience of MF sorry but i appreciate you checking :)
YES YES YES these are all perfect please i love them all
posted by gaybobbie at 3:49 PM on January 6, 2022 [11 favorites]
yep! i know the phrasing of the tumblr post isn't really suited for the general audience of MF sorry but i appreciate you checking :)
YES YES YES these are all perfect please i love them all
posted by gaybobbie at 3:49 PM on January 6, 2022 [11 favorites]
Best answer: You could riff off Jolly? Joely Rancher. Joely Holidays. Joely Green Giant. For he’s a joely good fellow.
Too much banjo’ll get you in trouble
posted by corvine at 3:52 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
Too much banjo’ll get you in trouble
posted by corvine at 3:52 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
The first Jo-el.
posted by _Mona_ at 3:53 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by _Mona_ at 3:53 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Joel-tin Joe has left and gone away, hey, hey, hey.
posted by zombiedance at 3:58 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by zombiedance at 3:58 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Nonna's Beef Braciole With Pine Nuts And Raisins
(if you're just looking for the sound of 'Joel')
posted by theory at 4:02 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
(if you're just looking for the sound of 'Joel')
posted by theory at 4:02 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
Best answer: Joel is short for Nigel which is short for Nigel Thornberry Cosplay
posted by theodolite at 4:08 PM on January 6, 2022 [9 favorites]
posted by theodolite at 4:08 PM on January 6, 2022 [9 favorites]
likewise, Pasta e Fagioli
posted by theory at 4:09 PM on January 6, 2022 [11 favorites]
posted by theory at 4:09 PM on January 6, 2022 [11 favorites]
Best answer: If you're a fan of Newcastle United or certain other soccer teams then it could be short for Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira, or maybe it would be even funnier if you're not.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 4:13 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 4:13 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]
I think it’s going to be hard to top Pasta e Fagioli, which, at least among my family/neighborhood, is pronounced Pasta Fajoel (soft j), making it even more perfect.
posted by HotToddy at 4:24 PM on January 6, 2022 [6 favorites]
posted by HotToddy at 4:24 PM on January 6, 2022 [6 favorites]
Best answer: i'm also extrememly open to mispronouncing "gol" like in "golf" because that would be funny
When they ask about your name, you just put on your best soccer announcer voice and say "It's short for GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL"
posted by mochapickle at 4:32 PM on January 6, 2022 [15 favorites]
When they ask about your name, you just put on your best soccer announcer voice and say "It's short for GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL"
posted by mochapickle at 4:32 PM on January 6, 2022 [15 favorites]
Joel E. Good
posted by SpaceWarp13 at 4:40 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by SpaceWarp13 at 4:40 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: i can be your anjoel or yuor devil
posted by phunniemee at 4:45 PM on January 6, 2022 [8 favorites]
posted by phunniemee at 4:45 PM on January 6, 2022 [8 favorites]
Best answer: Joely Fisher comes to mind for me.
I have the first name “Joe” … similar but not the same. Joe Mama is common. As is getting the song “hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand” … and I’ll mention in passing cup of joe (for coffee) and “regular Joe” as also being close. My last name starts with “C” so I would get “Josie” and as a kid I’d get “Josie and the Pussycats”—which makes me think if you look for things in Spanish—Joe plus “el” or “ella” you may find other interesting ones.
This question is silly and I like it.
posted by artlung at 4:48 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
I have the first name “Joe” … similar but not the same. Joe Mama is common. As is getting the song “hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand” … and I’ll mention in passing cup of joe (for coffee) and “regular Joe” as also being close. My last name starts with “C” so I would get “Josie” and as a kid I’d get “Josie and the Pussycats”—which makes me think if you look for things in Spanish—Joe plus “el” or “ella” you may find other interesting ones.
This question is silly and I like it.
posted by artlung at 4:48 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Joel Know When You See It
posted by jamjam at 5:12 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by jamjam at 5:12 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Does the French name "Joelle" appeal? Maybe it's nice because it ends in "elle" which means she in French.
posted by BlahLaLa at 5:14 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by BlahLaLa at 5:14 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Last syllable riffing:
Joel Yeller
Joel Faithful
The Joel Switcheroo
The Joel Razzle Dazzle
posted by Shepherd at 5:26 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
Joel Yeller
Joel Faithful
The Joel Switcheroo
The Joel Razzle Dazzle
posted by Shepherd at 5:26 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
"Jolt soda: All the sugar, twice the caffeine!"
posted by Grim Fridge at 5:27 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Grim Fridge at 5:27 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
My heart will Joel on.
posted by fight or flight at 5:32 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by fight or flight at 5:32 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
Best answer: I would extend "change over" into "It's short for hand your change over" and then do an act like it's a stick up
posted by Rinku at 5:33 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Rinku at 5:33 PM on January 6, 2022 [2 favorites]
"Jolessa", a trade name for a generic form of the birth control Ethinylestradiol / Levonorgestrel.
posted by phoenixy at 6:17 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by phoenixy at 6:17 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Joel, short for 'Hey Joel, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?'
yeah, I suck at this sort of thing
posted by dg at 6:34 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
yeah, I suck at this sort of thing
posted by dg at 6:34 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: There are some gems in the phonetic hits for "dʒ ə l" on the site you linked, a lot of them cases where "dul" sounds like Joel when you sound the word out loud
My personal favorites:
Incredulous
Cudgel
Pendulum
Undulate
Vigilance
Vigilante
Adulation
Michelangelo
posted by space snail at 6:48 PM on January 6, 2022 [3 favorites]
My personal favorites:
Incredulous
Cudgel
Pendulum
Undulate
Vigilance
Vigilante
Adulation
Michelangelo
posted by space snail at 6:48 PM on January 6, 2022 [3 favorites]
Beaujolais
posted by eponym at 6:53 PM on January 6, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by eponym at 6:53 PM on January 6, 2022 [3 favorites]
"Schedule" is another good one from the phonetic word search ("dʒ ʊ l")
That one could lend itself to a longer phrase like "I've got too much on my schedule to worry about this"
posted by space snail at 6:54 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
That one could lend itself to a longer phrase like "I've got too much on my schedule to worry about this"
posted by space snail at 6:54 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: In the spirit of this old T-shirt meme, I'd like to propose something like, "Joel Schumacher's 1997 film Batman & Robin starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone" as in:
Hi my name is Joel, short for "Joel Schumacher's 1997 film Batman & Robin starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone"posted by mhum at 6:59 PM on January 6, 2022 [12 favorites]
Jolie is used in French to describe beauty, like "la jolie" or "tres jolie"
posted by effluvia at 8:17 PM on January 6, 2022
posted by effluvia at 8:17 PM on January 6, 2022
jolie laide -- French phrase meaning something between ugly/pretty and unconventionally attractive. "Joel" should be said as an American but the full name should be said in a very extra French accent.
posted by feckless at 8:19 PM on January 6, 2022
posted by feckless at 8:19 PM on January 6, 2022
Joel, short for Joyeaux Noel
posted by athirstforsalt at 10:20 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by athirstforsalt at 10:20 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: After reading this thread I'm not going to be able to eat pasta e fagioli without laughing...
You might be able to do something involving a famous Jojo? Some that come to mind are:
- JoJo's Circus, a preschool TV show from the mid-aughts
- JoJo, singer of "Leave (Get Out)", a teenage anthem from the mid-aughts
- JoJo Siwa, who the kids are apparently into these days
- Jojo Rabbit, the Oscar Award-winning Holocaust dramedy dir. Taika Waititi
- Trader Joe's Joe-Joe's Sandwich Cookies, off-brand Oreos
posted by chaiyai at 11:38 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
You might be able to do something involving a famous Jojo? Some that come to mind are:
- JoJo's Circus, a preschool TV show from the mid-aughts
- JoJo, singer of "Leave (Get Out)", a teenage anthem from the mid-aughts
- JoJo Siwa, who the kids are apparently into these days
- Jojo Rabbit, the Oscar Award-winning Holocaust dramedy dir. Taika Waititi
- Trader Joe's Joe-Joe's Sandwich Cookies, off-brand Oreos
posted by chaiyai at 11:38 PM on January 6, 2022 [1 favorite]
If Joe works, then I'm disappointed nobody has mentioned 'Where Did You Come From Where Did You Go, Where Did You Come From Cotton-Eye Joe'.
ETA: I should have googled the song before I suggested it; never mind.
posted by Tamanna at 12:02 AM on January 7, 2022
ETA: I should have googled the song before I suggested it; never mind.
posted by Tamanna at 12:02 AM on January 7, 2022
Best answer: I'm stuck on Eutrochium Purpuream, which has nothing to do phonetically with the name but I like that it identifies Sweet Joe Pye Weed, a name of truly Pynchonian proportions.
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 3:27 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 3:27 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
Joel, short for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, my favorite brand of Joelo-margarine
posted by jabes at 6:28 AM on January 7, 2022
posted by jabes at 6:28 AM on January 7, 2022
Joe, short for “joke’s on you”
posted by brook horse at 6:50 AM on January 7, 2022
posted by brook horse at 6:50 AM on January 7, 2022
Response by poster: i'm sooooo fond of "Joel, short for "Joel Schumacher's 1997 film Batman & Robin starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone", who would rather be listening to Grammy-award-winning 1999 hit "Smooth" by Santana feat. Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty"
thank you everyone i knew this was the exact kind of question y'all would excel at and i couldn't stop laughing at all these suggestions theyre JUST what i wanted
posted by gaybobbie at 7:21 AM on January 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
thank you everyone i knew this was the exact kind of question y'all would excel at and i couldn't stop laughing at all these suggestions theyre JUST what i wanted
posted by gaybobbie at 7:21 AM on January 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
Side note, my ex was named Joel and we always called it "pasta for Joel" soup, so this question is just the thing. :-D
posted by Occula at 7:45 AM on January 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
posted by Occula at 7:45 AM on January 7, 2022 [4 favorites]
This might not be quite long and silly enough, but there's always "Joe Mama."
I submit that Joe may be short for Joe Mama, but Joel is clearly short for Joe Llama
posted by nebulawindphone at 8:31 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
I submit that Joe may be short for Joe Mama, but Joel is clearly short for Joe Llama
posted by nebulawindphone at 8:31 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
Joelin' with the Homies; Billy Joel the Piano Man Himself, Live at Madison Square Garden.
posted by Charity Garfein at 9:04 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Charity Garfein at 9:04 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
If we're talking Jo Jo's I have to mention Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy (song)
posted by artlung at 9:26 AM on January 7, 2022
posted by artlung at 9:26 AM on January 7, 2022
I guess I'm late, but the City of Joliet, Illinois could be useful. (Some folks call it Jolly-et, but there's actually a local ordinance saying that Joel-iet is the right pronunciation.)
posted by Xalf at 10:02 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Xalf at 10:02 AM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
Joel, short for Raymond Luxury-Yacht (pronounced ‘Throatwobbler Mangrove’).
posted by mrgoat at 11:18 AM on January 7, 2022
posted by mrgoat at 11:18 AM on January 7, 2022
Oooh, going from Xalf's note: Joliet Prison, home of Jake and Elwood Blues before they [insert any long series of adventures from the Blues Brothers movie].
posted by hydra77 at 3:09 PM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by hydra77 at 3:09 PM on January 7, 2022 [1 favorite]
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posted by forthright at 3:35 PM on January 6, 2022 [4 favorites]