# Noel
## 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: /nəʊˈɛl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛl
* Hyphenation: No‧el
* Rhymes: -əʊl

#### Proper noun

Noel
* (literary or dated) Christmas.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

* (names): From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.
* (city in Missouri): Named for brothers Clark Wallace and William Jasper Noel, stockmen and owners of a sawmill.
* (community of Nova Scotia, Canada): Named after its most prominent resident, Noël Doiron.

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nō'(ə)l, IPA: /ˈnəʊ(ə)l/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Proper noun

Noel
* 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."
* A female given name from French.
* A surname originating as a patronymic.
* A city in Missouri.
    Synonym: Christmas City
* A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

##### Derived terms

* Noel Park

##### Related terms

* Noela
* Noele
* Noeleen
* Noelle
* Noëlle

##### Translations
### Anagrams

* lone, Leno, leno, neol., Léon, one L, Nole, Leon, nole, Elno, elon, enol, Elon, León

## Cebuano
### Etymology

The given name is from English Noel.

### Proper noun

Noel
* a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
* a surname

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noel.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French Noël.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnoel/, [ˈno̞e̞l]
* Rhymes: -oel
* Hyphenation: No‧el

### Proper noun

Noel
* a male given name

#### Declension

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 176th 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)
* Christmas

## Middle English
### Proper noun

Noel
* 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)
* 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: /noˈel/ [noˈel]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: No‧el

### Proper noun

Noel m or f by sense
* a surname
* Noel

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Noel c (genitive Noels)
* a male given name

### References

* 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: /noˈæ̯l/

### Proper noun

Noel
* Christmas (Christian holiday)

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Noël.

### Proper noun

Noel
* Alternative spelling of Nô-el