MEANING & HISTORY
What does Joella mean?
Joella is the feminine formation of Joel. The Hebrew base Yoʾel combines two divine references in a statement identifying Yahweh as God.
Its religious content comes from the older name, while the feminine ending marks the adapted personal-name form rather than a second independent Hebrew word.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
People with the name Joella
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Joella Geva de Vera
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Joella Geva de Vera
THE RECORDED SPELLING
Find Joella in the sources
Linked name entries
Wikidata
Source labels on the name entries
These are the name items identified by the linked people’s given-name claims. Their source labels are shown above, including other scripts where recorded.
Source snapshot: · CC0
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Joella in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Joella
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Bella♀Beautiful; also a short form of Isabella
- Ella♀Short form associated with Eleanor, Ellen and -ella names
- Janella♀Variant of Janelle, a diminutive of Jane
- Jobelle♀Jo plus Belle
- Joel♂Yahweh is God
- Jolly·Cheerful or merry in the English word-name route
- Jonelle♀God is gracious; feminine form of John
- Stella♀Star in Latin
What rhymes with Joella?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Joella further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q129208044 — Joella (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Joella Geva de Vera (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q129208044 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name — Joella (opens in a new tab)
Consulted Joella account: feminine Joel.
- Behind the Name — Joel (opens in a new tab)
Consulted Joel account: Hebrew divine-name plus God construction.