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Noel variants
Which of these do you like best for a girl and why? Any others I'm missing?Noela
Noelle
Noele
Noeline
NoeleneThanks!
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I know a Noelle and dislike the sound (that heavy stress on the -elle). The -ine and -ene variations look over-elaborate, though Noeline is better. Noele reminds me of a toddler searching in vain for a toy pachyderm: 'No Ellie. No Ellie'.I know someone with a Noel sister-in-law, just like the male version. It seems pleasantly quirky, and I like it much better than the fem forms. It seems to work very comfortably as a unisex name.
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My college advisor was a very tall, masculine man named Noel, pronounced NOL, and it's been hard for me ever since to picture it on a girl unfortunately.
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Would it help to rhyme it with Mole?
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Noelle - the others just don't look quite right to me... Noelle just seems pretty.Someone below suggested Noelani, which I also think is really pretty.X
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Noelia is my favourite.
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I like it in theory but I don't know how to pronounce it? no-eh-LEE-ah or no-EL-ee-ah?
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It's no-EL-yah in Spanish, which comes out as no-EL-ee-ah in a lot of English speakers' accents (including mine).

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I love Noelle, especially in the middle. I also like Noelia, which isn't on your list.
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Well, I consider Noel also feminine. I like Noelle probably the most. Noele looks misspelled. Noela looks interesting, Noelene looks made up. Neoline is somehow in-between. They're certainly all girl names to me.
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I like Noel and Noelia.
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I like the simple Noel the best, but mostly because it is part of my sister's name. Other than that, my second favorite it Noeli, and my third favorite is Noella, neither of which you have listed. Of those you did list, I like Noelle. It simple, sweet, and looks more balanced than the others.
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Noel is also my sister's middle name, but I consider it too masculine myself. Noella is great. I also have considered Noelani. Thanks!
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