(jō′əl, el′)

Some say that 'Joel' is a girls' name.
Some say a unisex name.
Most babyname websites i checked say it's a boys' name.
What's your say?

Some say it should pronounced as 'jo' [silent 'el'].
Some say it should be spelt as 'Joelle' coz 'Joel' is a girls' name.
This is the pronunciation (click) that came up...

(jō′əl, el′)
How would you pronounce it?