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Jezel
Pronounced JEZ-uhl /หdสษzษl/Medium
Meaning: Jezel is a modern short name that echoes both Jezebel, the Biblical queen whose name is often read as 'where is the prince?', and the softer sound of Hazel. Most likely it is a streamlined coinage chosen for its brisk two-beat sound rather than for either source's meaning.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jezel is a modern coinage that sits between Jezebel, a Phoenician royal name later given a negative cast in the Bible, and Hazel, the gentle tree-and-color name. Streamlined short names like this grew common in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its brief high point in the late two-thousands. A girl named Jezel then is a teenager today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jezel mean?
It is a modern coinage that echoes Jezebel and the sound of Hazel; its appeal is mainly the sound.
How do you pronounce Jezel?
It is said JEZ-uhl /หdสษzษl/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Jezel a boy or girl name?
Jezel is used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Jezel?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the late two-thousands.