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Noel.

Christmas.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/nəʊˈɛl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Christmas.

    dated · literary
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Nowel, borrowed from Old French Noel (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birth[day of the Lord]”). Doublet of nada, natal, Natal, and née.

name/ˈnəʊ(ə)l/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A male given name from French.

  2. A female given name from French.

  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

  4. A city in McDonald County, Missouri, United States.

  5. A community in East Hants municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Where this word comes from

* (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.

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