MEANING & HISTORY
What does Noel mean?
Noel is the English form of French Noël, the word for Christmas. In medieval French naming, Noël could identify a child born around the holiday.
That custom explains the seasonal association without proving that every present-day Noel has a December birthday. The English spelling often omits the diaeresis of Noël. Its meaning refers to the Christmas celebration rather than to a separate Hebrew or indigenous Philippine root.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
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Origin and name formation
Dictionary accounts by language
Cebuano
The given name is from English Noel.
a male given name from English
English
(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.
A male given name from French.
A female given name from French.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Noel
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Noel Abrigo Coballes
Filipino general
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Noel Trinidad
Filipino actor
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Noel
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
Names in this collection
- Joel♂Yahweh is God
- Noe♂Noah family through Spanish Noé; separate Noelia short form
- Roel♂Dutch familiar form of Roeland or Roelof
- Noah♂Rest in one Hebrew name; motion in another
- Noelle♀Feminine Christmas-name form
- Noemi♀Form of Naomi; my pleasantness
- Nola♀Recorded as a Finola short form; also a feminine Noll account
- Noli·Documented familiar name used with Manuel
What rhymes with Noel?
Dictionary rhyme matches for the readings shown.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Noel
4 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Noel Anthony·Noel + Anthony: Christmas name and Roman Antonius family
- Noel Apolinario·Noel: christmas; english form of french noël; Apolinario: dedicated to apollo
- Noel Modesto·Noel: christmas; english form of french noël; Modesto: modest, restrained or moderate
- Noel Ram·Noel: christmas; english form of french noël; Ram: exalted in hebrew; also a form of rama
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 57 elected-candidate records ·
NOEL
· CSV row 996 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 10 person records with this given name · Q261113 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q261113 — Noel (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Noel Trinidad (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Noel Abrigo Coballes (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Noel (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Noel (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Noel (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Noël (opens in a new tab)