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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. NOL, NO-əl

Meaning & History

English form of Noël or Noëlle (rarely). It was fairly popular in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in the middle of the 20th century. It is occasionally written with a diaeresis, like in French. A famous bearer is British musician Noel Gallagher (1967-).