Noël
English
French
Etymology
From Middle French Noël, from Old French Noel, Naël, inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”), with dissimilation of the first a. Doublet of natal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.ɛl/
Proper noun
Noël m
- Christmas, Christmas time.
- A male given name, equivalent to English Noel.
- A patronymic surname.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- arbre de Noël
- buche de Noël/bûche de Noël
- joyeux Noël
- Noëlle
- Père Noël
- réveillon de Noël
- sapin de Noël
Further reading
- “Noël” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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