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Noel or Noël is a given name and a surname, often given to both girls and boys born over the Christmas period.
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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.
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[3] The
diaeresis (¨) can be used over the e when the two vowels should be pronounced as separate syllables instead of a
diphthong .
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Other nicknames and modern variations include Noele, Noeline,
Nowell , Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, Noeleen, and
Noelle /Noëlle (French, feminine).
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People
Noël (singer) , American disco singer
Noel Agazarian (1916–1941), British pilot
Noël Atom (b. 2005), German footballer
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
Noel Manoukian (1938–2019), justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
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
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