Noel

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

English

Alternative forms

• Noël

Etymology 1

From Middle English Nowel, borrowed from Old French Noel (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birth[day of the Lord]”). Doublet of natal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nōel', IPA^(key): /nəʊˈɛl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: No‧el
• Rhymes: -əʊl

Proper noun

Noel

1. (literary or old-fashioned) Christmas.

Translations

(literary or old-fashioned) Christmas

• Indonesian: Natal (id)
• Irish: Nollaig (ga) f
• Russian: Рождество́ (ru) n (Roždestvó)
• Turkish: Noel (tr)
• Welsh: Nadolig (cy)

Etymology 2

From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nō'(ə)l, IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊ(ə)l/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Proper noun

Noel

1. A male given name 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."

2. A female given name from French.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A city in Missouri.

   Synonym: Christmas City

5. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Related terms

• Noele
• Noela
• Noeleen
• Noelle
• Noëlle

Translations

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 諾埃爾／诺埃尔 (Nuòāi'ěr)

• French: Noël (fr)
• Irish: Nollaig (ga)
• Persian: نوئل (fa) (no'el)
• Swedish: Noel (sv)

Anagrams

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

Cebuano

Etymology

The given name is from English Noel.

Proper noun

Noel

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
2. a surname

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noel.

Finnish

Etymology

From French Noël.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoel/, [ˈno̞e̞l]
• Rhymes: -oel
• Syllabification^(key): No‧el

Proper noun

Noel

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Noel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Noel	Noelit
genitive		Noelin	Noelien
partitive		Noelia	Noeleja
illative		Noeliin	Noeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Noel	Noelit
accusative	nom.	Noel	Noelit
	gen.	Noelin
genitive		Noelin	Noelien
partitive		Noelia	Noeleja
inessive		Noelissa	Noeleissa
elative		Noelista	Noeleista
illative		Noeliin	Noeleihin
adessive		Noelilla	Noeleilla
ablative		Noelilta	Noeleilta
allative		Noelille	Noeleille
essive		Noelina	Noeleina
translative		Noeliksi	Noeleiksi
abessive		Noelitta	Noeleitta
instructive		—	Noelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Noel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Noelini Noelini accusative nom. Noelini Noelini gen. Noelini genitive Noelini Noelieni partitive Noeliani Noelejani inessive Noelissani Noeleissani elative Noelistani Noeleistani illative Noeliini Noeleihini adessive Noelillani Noeleillani ablative Noeliltani Noeleiltani allative Noelilleni Noeleilleni essive Noelinani Noeleinani translative Noelikseni Noeleikseni abessive Noelittani Noeleittani instructive — — comitative — Noeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Noelisi Noelisi accusative nom. Noelisi Noelisi gen. Noelisi genitive Noelisi Noeliesi partitive Noeliasi Noelejasi inessive Noelissasi Noeleissasi elative Noelistasi Noeleistasi illative Noeliisi Noeleihisi adessive Noelillasi Noeleillasi ablative Noeliltasi Noeleiltasi allative Noelillesi Noeleillesi essive Noelinasi Noeleinasi translative Noeliksesi Noeleiksesi abessive Noelittasi Noeleittasi instructive — — comitative — Noeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Noelimme Noelimme accusative nom. Noelimme Noelimme gen. Noelimme genitive Noelimme Noeliemme partitive Noeliamme Noelejamme inessive Noelissamme Noeleissamme elative Noelistamme Noeleistamme illative Noeliimme Noeleihimme adessive Noelillamme Noeleillamme ablative Noeliltamme Noeleiltamme allative Noelillemme Noeleillemme essive Noelinamme Noeleinamme translative Noeliksemme Noeleiksemme abessive Noelittamme Noeleittamme instructive — — comitative — Noeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Noelinne Noelinne accusative nom. Noelinne Noelinne gen. Noelinne genitive Noelinne Noelienne partitive Noelianne Noelejanne inessive Noelissanne Noeleissanne elative Noelistanne Noeleistanne illative Noeliinne Noeleihinne adessive Noelillanne Noeleillanne ablative Noeliltanne Noeleiltanne allative Noelillenne Noeleillenne essive Noelinanne Noeleinanne translative Noeliksenne Noeleiksenne abessive Noelittanne Noeleittanne instructive — — comitative — Noeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Noelinsa Noelinsa accusative nom. Noelinsa Noelinsa gen. Noelinsa genitive Noelinsa Noeliensa partitive Noeliaan Noeliansa Noelejaan Noelejansa inessive Noelissaan Noelissansa Noeleissaan Noeleissansa elative Noelistaan Noelistansa Noeleistaan Noeleistansa illative Noeliinsa Noeleihinsa adessive Noelillaan Noelillansa Noeleillaan Noeleillansa ablative Noeliltaan Noeliltansa Noeleiltaan Noeleiltansa allative Noelilleen Noelillensa Noeleilleen Noeleillensa essive Noelinaan Noelinansa Noeleinaan Noeleinansa translative Noelikseen Noeliksensa Noeleikseen Noeleiksensa abessive Noelittaan Noelittansa Noeleittaan Noeleittansa instructive — — comitative — Noeleineen Noeleinensa

Statistics

• Noel is the 176^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,539 male individuals (and as a middle name to 834 more), and also belongs to 20 female individuals (and as a middle name to 19 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Ladino

Etymology

From Turkish Noel, from French Noël.

Proper noun

Noel (Latin spelling)

1. Christmas

Middle English

Proper noun

Noel

1. Alternative form of Nowel

Old French

Alternative forms

• Naël

Etymology

From Latin natālis (“of or relating to birth”).

Noun

Noel oblique singular, 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)

1. Christmas

Descendants

• → Middle English: Nowel, Noel
  • English: Noel, Noël, noel, noël, nowel, nowell
• Middle French: Noël
  • French: Noël, noël
    • Swedish: Noel
    • Turkish: Noel

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noˈel/ [noˈel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: No‧el

Proper noun

Noel m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. Noel

Swedish

Etymology

From English Noel and French Noël. In general use among Swedish-speakers since about 2000.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Noel c (genitive Noels)

1. a male given name

References

• [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.

Anagrams

• Leon

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Noël.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noˈæ̯l/

Proper noun

Noel

1. Christmas (Christian holiday)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Noël.

Proper noun

Noel

1. Alternative spelling of Nô-el