Noel

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

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Noel

  1. (literary or old-fashioned) Christmas.
Translations

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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.
Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

The given name is from English Noel. The surname is of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Noel

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname​

Middle English

Proper noun

Noel

  1. Alternative form of Nowel

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Noel c (genitive Noels)

  1. A male given name.

References

  • 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.

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French noël.

Proper noun

Noel

  1. Christmas (Christian holiday)
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