Noël
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English
Proper noun
Noël
- Alternative spelling of Noel
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French Noël, from Old French Noel, Naël, inherited from Vulgar Latin *notālis, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”) with dissimilation of the first -a- to -o-. Doublet of natal.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Noël m
- Christmas, Christmas time
- a male given name, equivalent to English Noel
Noël f
- (very rare) a female given name, more common in the form Noëlle
Noël m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Derived terms
Descendants
Interjection
Noël
- (obsolete) huzzah, hurrah (cry of celebration in portrayals of medieval people)
- 1895, Aloysius Bertrand, Gaspard de la nuit p. 20:
- Le fou propose au sage des questions que celui-ci ne peut résoudre ; et tandis que la populace crie Noël ! — que les palefrois hennissent, que les limiers aboient, que les cors fanfarent,
- The fool asks the wise questions that he can't answer. Meanwhile, the people shout huzzah!, and the parade horses neigh, and the bloodhounds bark, and the horns sound,
- Le fou propose au sage des questions que celui-ci ne peut résoudre ; et tandis que la populace crie Noël ! — que les palefrois hennissent, que les limiers aboient, que les cors fanfarent,
Further reading
Noël on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr- “Noël”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French Noel, Naël.
Noun
Noël m (plural Noëls)
Descendants
- French: Noël