Noël
\nɔ.ɛl\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \nɔ.ɛl\ |
| Compound names | Jean-Noël, Marie-Noël |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Ireland
- Malta
- Great Britain
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
Around the world
- BretonNedeleg, Nouel, Noel
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Idéalités (Rawdon (Canada)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).