Noël
English
Proper noun
Noël
- Alternative spelling of Noel
Anagrams
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
Proper noun
Noël m
- Christmas, Christmas time.
- an unknown-gender given name, equivalent to English Noel.
- a patronymic surname
Derived terms
Interjection
Noël
Further reading
- “Noël”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French Noel, Naël.
Noun
Noël m (plural Noëls)
Descendants
- French: Noël
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