Noel
pronunciation
How to pronounce Noel in British English:
UK [nəʊˈel]
How to pronounce Noel in American English:
US [noʊˈel]
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- Noun:
- period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Word Origin
- noel
- noel: see native
- Noel (n.)
- late 14c., nowel "feast of Christmas," from Old French noel "the Christmas season," variant of nael, from Latin natalis (dies) "birth (day)," in Church Latin in reference to the birthday of Christ, from natus, past participle of nasci "be born" (Old Latin gnasci; see genus). The modern word in English, with the sense "a Christmas carol" (1811) probably is a separate borrowing from French. As a masc. proper name, from Old French, probably literally "of or born on Christmas."
Example
- 1. The two datasets were assembled and processed by noel carboni .
- 2. Mr noel was a whizz at marketing both his family and mr madoff 's supposed expertise .
- 3. During which game does noel kiss felicity ?
- 4. The new pairing does come to pass , but noel senses the forced nature of their relationship .
- 5. Surrey-based neuro-orthopaedic surgeon noel fitzpatrick performed the procedure with prosthetic technology developed by a team from university college london .