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 . IPA : /nɔ.ɛl/ Proper noun . Noël m. Christmas, Christmas time; a male given name, equivalent to English Noel
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