noel
See also: Noel, NOEL, Nóel, noël, Noël, and Nô-el
English
Alternative forms
- noël
- nowell
- nowel
Etymology
From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊˈɛl/
Noun
noel (plural noels)
- Christmas
- A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
Anagrams
- Elon, Leno, Leon, León, Nole, elon, enol, leno, lone, neol., nole, one L
Old French
Etymology
A variant of nael, from the Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Noun
noel 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 (Christmas Day)