Noël
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Noel is a masculine French given name that means "Christmas". The feminine form is Noelle. It is derived from the Latin (dies) natalis, referring to the Nativity of Christ, the right form is Noël and also Noëlle.
see also *Noël,
Noel also may refer to:
- Noël, the Christmas season
- Noel (film), the 2004 movie
- Compañía de Galletas Noel, a Colombian cookies manufacturer
- Noel (food), a traditional dish served during Christmas festivals
- Noël (The West Wing), an episode of the NBC series, The West Wing
- Noel, Missouri
- Noel (mermaid) a Pichi Pichi Pitch character
- Noel (band), Korean R&B band
- Noël, a 1995 Christmas album by French Canadian pop star Mitsou
[edit] famous persons
- Noel Coward, English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music.
- Noel Gallagher, lead songwriter, guitarist and sometime lead-singer with the English rock band Oasis.
- Noël Laures, luxemburgish artist, president of LN, Master of "Martial Arts", Knight of the Confrèrerie St. Martin
- Noel Pagan, freestyle music singer best-known for "Silent Morning"
- Noel K. Ehrlichkeit, a Triangle Heart and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha character
- Noel Chandler, a fictional character from Star Ocean: The Second Story
- For other uses, see Noel.
Noël is a word of French origin referring either to the Christmas celebration or a Christmas carol. It is derived from the Latin (dies) natalis, referring to the Nativity of Christ.
The feminine form is Noëlle.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Baumgartner, Emmanuèle. Dictionnaire étymologique et historique de la langue française. Paris: Librarie Générale Française, 1996.