| The girl name Jael [ syll. jae(l), ja-el ] is pronounced JH-L KEY. Jael's origin is Hebrew, and its use, German. Biblical name derived from the element yael with the meaning 'mountain goat'. The name was borne in the Bible by Yael, or alternatively Jael, a heroine in the Book of Judges who killed the Canaanite general Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of king Jabin. The name has been popular with Jews into modern times. Variant forms of Jael include the English Jahel and the English and Hebrew Yael. Jael is a seldom used baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Jael include the English Jil, the English Jill, the German Jule, the English Jahel, the English Jayla, the Slavic Jela, the English Jewel, the English Jewell, the German Joelle, the French Joëlle, the English Jolie, the English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Julia, the French Julie, the French Gisèle, the Italian Giulia, and the Italian Gisella. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Jael: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"
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