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

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French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.ɛl/

Proper noun

Noël m

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

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)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Léon

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French Noel, Naël.

Noun

Noël m (plural Noëls)

1. Christmas

Descendants

• French: Noël