Noel
m.
Old French no(u)el from Latin natalis 'of or pertaining to birth'.
The phrase dies natalis refers to Christmas, the day of Jesus's birth; Noel was hence given to children who were born on Christmas day. See also Natale.
- France
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- Old French
- ● 1296 Noël paris1296 p. 60;
1313 Noel Paris1313 p. 8
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Noel MemBret-II col. 598;
1418 Noel HGParis p. 372;
1421 Noel favier 320;
1438 Noel ibid. 566
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Noel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Noel.