Noël

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

English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Noël

  1. Alternative spelling of Noel

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Noël m

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

Noël f

  1. (very rare) a female given name, more common in the form Noëlle

Noël m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

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[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French Noel, Naël.

Noun[edit]

Noël m (plural Noëls)

  1. Christmas

Descendants[edit]

  • French: Noël