Noel

• Noël

From Middle English Nowel, borrowed from Old French Noel (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birth[day of the Lord]”). Doublet of natal.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nōel', IPA^(key): /nəʊˈɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: No‧el

Noel

1. (literary or old-fashioned) Christmas.

From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nō'(ə)l, IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊ(ə)l/

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Noel

1. A male given name from French.
   • 2009, Lorrie Moore, A Gate at the Stairs, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 162:

     When Noel came, noisily bursting through the back door with buckets of cleansers and sponges, I introduced myself. "Just call me Noelle," he said of himself. "When I was little they used to call me Noel, Noel, the toilet bowl. Although now I have thought of painting that on the side of my van. It might be good for business? I don't know."

2. A female given name from French.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A city in Missouri.

   Synonym: Christmas City

5. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Noele
• Noela
• Noeleen
• Noelle
• Noëlle

• Elon, Leno, Leon, León, Nole, elon, enol, leno, lone, neol., nole, one L

The given name is from English Noel.

Noel

1. a male given name from Latin
2. a surname

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noel.

From Turkish Noel, from French Noël.

Noel (Latin spelling)

1. Christmas

Noel

1. Alternative form of Nowel

• Naël

From Latin natālis (“of or relating to birth”).

Noel m (oblique plural Noeaus or Noeax or Noiaus or Noiax or Noels, nominative singular Noeaus or Noeax or Noiaus or Noiax or Noels, nominative plural Noel)

1. Christmas

• → Middle English: Nowel, Noel
  • English: Noel, Noël, noel, noël, nowel, nowell
• Middle French: Noël
  • French: Noël, noël
    • Swedish: Noel
    • Turkish: Noel

• IPA^(key): /noˈel/ [noˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: No‧el

Noel

1. a surname
2. Noel

From English Noel and French Noël. In general use among Swedish-speakers since about 2000.

Noel c (genitive Noels)

1. a male given name

• Statistiska centralbyrån : 3552 males with the given name Noel living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the highest frequency so far in 2010 . Accessed on 17 September 2011.

• Leon

Borrowed from French Noël.

• IPA^(key): /noˈæ̯l/

Noel

1. Christmas (Christian holiday)

Borrowed from French Noël.

Noel

1. Alternative spelling of Nô-el