Noël

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

English

Proper noun

Noël

1. Alternative spelling of Noel

Anagrams

• Elon, Leno, Leon, León, Nole, elon, enol, leno, lone, neol., nole, one L

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Noël, from Old French Noel, Naël, inherited from Vulgar Latin *notālis, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”) with dissimilation of the first -a- to -o-. Doublet of natal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.ɛl/

Proper noun

Noël m

1. Christmas, Christmas time
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Noel
3. (very rare) a female given name, more common in the form Noëlle
4. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• arbre de Noël
• bûche de Noël
• joyeux Noël
• Noël blanc
• Noëlle
• Père Noël
• réveillon de Noël
• sapin de Noël
• veillée de Noël

 

Interjection

Noël

1. (obsolete) huzzah, hurrah (cry of celebration in portrayals of medieval people)
   • 1895, Aloysius Bertrand, Gaspard de la nuit p. 20:

     Le fou propose au sage des questions que celui-ci ne peut résoudre ; et tandis que la populace crie Noël ! — que les palefrois hennissent, que les limiers aboient, que les cors fanfarent, […]

     The fool asks the wise questions that he can't answer. Meanwhile, the people shout huzzah!, and the parade horses neigh, and the bloodhounds bark, and the horns sound, […]

Further reading

• Noël on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “Noël”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Léon

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French Noel, Naël.

Noun

Noël m (plural Noëls)

1. Christmas

Descendants

• French: Noël