Noel
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English Nowel, borrowed from Old French Noel (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nōel', IPA(key): /nəʊˈɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛl
- Hyphenation: No‧el
Proper nounEdit
Noel
TranslationsEdit
(literary or old-fashioned) Christmas
Etymology 2Edit
From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nō'(ə)l, IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ(ə)l/
Proper nounEdit
Noel
- A male given name originating 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."
- 2009 Lorrie Moore, A Gate at the Stairs, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 162:
- A female given name originating from French.
- A patronymic surname.
- A city in Missouri.
- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
The given name is from English Noel.
Proper nounEdit
Noel
- a male given name originating from Latin
- a surname
QuotationsEdit
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Noel.
Middle EnglishEdit
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin natālis (“of or relating to birth”).
NounEdit
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)
DescendantsEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Noel and French Noël. In general use among Swedish-speakers since about 2000.
Proper nounEdit
Noel c (genitive Noels)
- A male given name.
ReferencesEdit
- [1] 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.