| Pronunciation | English: /ˈnoʊəl/ NOH-əl French: [nɔɛl] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex (gender neutral) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French |
| Meaning | Christmas, Christmas carol |
| Region of origin | Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Nowell, Noelle |
Noel or Noël is a given name and a surname, often given to both girls and boys born over the Christmas period.[1]
Noel derives from the old French Noël "Christmas", a variant (and later a replacement) of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis "birth". The term natalis dies (birth day) was long used in Church Latin in reference to the birthday of Christ—or in other words: Christmas. In modern English, a Noel can also refer to a Christmas carol.[2][3] The diaeresis (¨) can be used over the e when the two vowels should be pronounced as separate syllables instead of a diphthong.[4]
Other nicknames and modern variations include Noele, Noeline, Nowell, Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, Noeleen, and Noelle/Noëlle (French, feminine).[5]
People
- Noël (singer), American disco singer
- Noel Agazarian (1916–1941), British pilot
- Noel Barrionuevo (b. 1984), Argentine female professional field hockey player and Olympian
- Noel Bauldeweyn (c. 1480–1513), Franco-Flemish composer
- Noel Blanc (b. 1938), American voice actor, son of Mel Blanc
- Noel Cabangon (b. 1963), Filipino singer
- Noel Chavasse (1884–1917), British medical officer and decorated hero
- Noel Clarke (b. 1975), English actor and writer
- Noël Coward (1899–1973), British actor, playwright, and popular music composer
- Noel Devine (b. 1988), American football player
- Noel Dyson (1916–1995), British actress
- Noel Edmonds (b. 1948), British television presenter and DJ
- Noel Emmanuel (b. 1960), 6th Bishop of Trincomalee
- Noel Fielding (b. 1973), British comedian and television actor
- Noel Fisher (b. 1984), Canadian actor
- Noel Francis (c. 1906–1959), American actress
- Noel Gallagher (b. 1967), English musician
- Noel V. Ginnity (fl. 1957–2020's), Irish comedian
- Noël Godin (b. 1945), Belgian writer
- Noel Harrison (1934–2013), British actor and singer
- Noel Hood (1909–1979), British actress
- Noel Jenke (1946–2020), American football player
- Noel King (b. 1956), Republic of Ireland U-21s football manager
- Noel LaMontagne (b. 1977), American football player
- Noel Langley (1911–1980), South African novelist, screenwriter and director
- Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes (1878–1956), British philanthropist and social leader, heroine of the Titanic disaster
- Noel MacNeal (b. 1961), American puppeteer
- Noël Martin (1959–2020), British activist and neo-Nazi attack victim
- Noel Neill (1920–2016), American actress
- Noel Pagan or Noel, American freestyle musician
- Noel Paul Stookey (b. 1937), American folk musician
- Noel Redding (1945–2003), English guitarist and bassist
- Noël Regney (1922–2002), French songwriter
- Noel Rosa (1910–1937), Brazilian songwriter and musician
- Noel Rosal (b. 1964), Filipino politician
- Noel Stanton (1926–2009), English religious leader, founder of the Jesus Army
- Noel Stockdale (1920–2004), English businessman
- Noel Streatfeild (1895–1986), British author (Ballet Shoes)
- Noel Sullivan (b. 1980), Welsh singer and actor
- Noel Toy (1918–2003), American burlesque performer and actress
- Noel Thatcher, British Paralympic athlete
- Noel Walsh (1935–2020), Irish Gaelic footballer, administrator, selector, manager and member of the Defence Forces
- Noel Whelan (b. 1974), English professional footballer
- Noël Wells (b. 1986), American comedian and actress
- Noel Wimalasena (1914–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, 1st Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- María Noel (b. 1943), Uruguayan model and actress
Fictional characters
- Noel Crane, in the tv show Felicity
- Noël (comics), a character and comics series by André Franquin
- Noel Gruber a character in the musical Ride the Cyclone
- Noel (mermaid), in the manga and anime series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
- Noel K. Ehrlichkeit, in the Triangle Heart video game
- Noel Vermillion in the fighting game series BlazBlue
- Noel Kreiss, from the video game Final Fantasy XIII-2
- Noël Kannagi, from the anime Sora No Woto
- Noël Takao, from the Super Sentai series Lupinranger VS Patranger
- Noel Shempsky, in the tv show Frasier
- Noel Seeker, in the video game series The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure and others
In names for Santa Claus
- Père Noël, the French equivalent to Santa Claus, literally translated "Father Christmas"
- Papá Noel, the Spanish and Latin American equivalent
- Pare Noel, the Catalan-speaking regions' equivalent
- Papai Noel, the Brazilian equivalent
- Baba Noel, the Chaldean and Arabic equivalent
See also
References
- ↑ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Noël". Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ↑ "Noel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster".
- ↑ Curzan, Anne (2003). Gender Shifts in the History of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82007-3
- ↑ "Introducing the Diaeresis". 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "French Nouns Gender - Feminine Endings". 14 September 2010.
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