Noël

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

English

Proper noun

Noël

1. Alternative spelling of Noel

Anagrams

• Leno, Leon, León, enol, leno, lone, nole, one L

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.ɛl/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”), with dissimilation of the first a. Doublet of natal.

Proper noun

Noël m

1. Christmas, Christmas time.
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Noel.
3. A patronymic surname​.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• arbre de Noël
• buche de Noël/bûche de Noël
• joyeux Noël
• Noëlle

• Père Noël
• réveillon de Noël
• sapin de Noël

Interjection

Noël

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

Anagrams

• Léon

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Noun

Noël m (plural Noëls)

1. Christmas