Noël

See also: noel, Noel, NOEL, Nóel, noël, and Nô-el

English

Proper noun

Noël

Alternative spelling of Noel

Anagrams

Elon, Leno, Leon, León, Nole, enol, leno, lone, nole, one L

French

Etymology

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

Père Noël
réveillon de Noël
sapin de Noël

Interjection

Noël

(archaic) huzzah, hurrah (cry of celebration in the Middle Ages)

Further reading

“Noël” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

Léon

Middle French

Noun

Noël m (plural Noëls)

Christmas

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