Noel

• Noël

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

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

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/

Noel

1. A male given name.
   • 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.
3. A patronymic surname​.
4. A city in Missouri.
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
2. a surname​

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Noel.

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

• English: Noel (borrowed)
• Middle French: Noël
  • French: Noël

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.

Borrowed from French noël.

Noel

1. Christmas (Christian holiday)