Noël

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

Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Proper noun
- 1.2 Anagrams
2 French
3 Middle French
- 3.1 Etymology
- 3.2 Noun
  - 3.2.1 Descendants

English[edit]

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Noël

Proper noun[edit]

Noël

Alternative spelling of Noel

Anagrams[edit]

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

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French Noël, from Old French Noel, Naël, inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”), with dissimilation of the first a. Doublet of natal.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /nɔ.ɛl/

Proper noun[edit]

Noël m

Christmas, Christmas time.
A male given name, equivalent to English Noel.
A patronymic surname.

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Interjection[edit]

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Noël

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

Further reading[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Léon

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French Noel, Naël.

Noun[edit]

Noël m (plural Noëls)

Christmas

Descendants[edit]

French: Noël

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