Given name
Noëlle
“Christmas”·“birthday of the Lord”
Noëlle is a feminine form of Noël. Noël means “Christmas.” Its older Latin background is natālis diēs (Domini), “birthday of the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Noëlle is a feminine form of Noël. Noël means “Christmas.” Its older Latin background is natālis diēs (Domini), “birthday of the Lord.”
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Where it comes from
Noëlle is a feminine form of Noël. Noël comes through the Old French Christmas words noel and nael from a Latin phrase referring to the Lord’s birthday.
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How it developed
Noëlle is a feminine form of Noël. The shared background comes through Noël: The development runs from the Latin expression for the Nativity to the Old French word for Christmas and then to the personal name. The English spelling usually drops the two dots over the e.
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The story
Noëlle is a feminine form of Noël. The history of Noël gives this family its wider story. Noël has often been chosen for children born around Christmas. Familiar carols have also helped keep its seasonal meaning recognizable.
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Noëlle’s family of names
Noëlle is a feminine form of Noël. In French usage, Noëlle has a conventional equivalent in the Sicilian form Natalia. In French usage, Noëlle has a conventional equivalent in the English form Noelle.
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Around the world
Noëlle has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- NataliaSicilian, Italian
- Noellederivative · English
- Noeliaequivalent
- Noellequivalent
- Noëllieequivalent
- Noëleequivalent
- Noélieequivalent
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People named Noëlle
- Noëlle CordierFrench singerborn 1944
- Noëlle NormanFrench actress (1921-1985)
- Noëlle AdamFrench actressborn 1933
- Noëlle van LottumFrench tennis playerborn 1972
- Noëlle McAfeeAmerican philosopherborn 1960
- Noëlle BoissonFrench film editorborn 1944
- Noëlle LenoirFrench stateswomanborn 1948
- Noëlle PernaFrench actressborn 1954
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