Noel.
Christmas.
Meaning & usage
Christmas.
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.
A male given name from French.
A female given name from French.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A city in McDonald County, Missouri, United States.
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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