Noël
Meaning
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- Christmas, Christmas time
- a male given name, equivalent to English Noel
- a female given name, more common in the form Noëlle
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Concepts
Dec 25
Weihnachten
is in the air
is on its way
is approaching
’Tis the season
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɔ.ɛl/
Etymology
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.
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