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♀ Noel (girl)
What does Noel mean?
Noel 
▲ as a girls' name (also used more generally as boys' name Noel) is of Old French origin, and Noel means "Christmas". Noel is an alternate spelling of Noelle (Old French): feminine of Noel. See also Christmas, Decembra, Natalya, Natasha
STARTS WITH No-
Variations
VARIANTS Nowell, Nowel, Noell, Noele
RELATED FORMS VIA NOELLE Noela, Noeleen, Noelene, Noeline, Noeliz, Noella, Noelynn
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Noel Veronica (N.V.), ..
How popular is Noel?
Noel is a very prominent first name for women (#1233 out of 4276, Top 29%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#1130 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Noel entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its highest rank of #710 in the U.S. during 1980-1989, and is at #1232 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Noel (#1232 LAST YEAR) listed in the Top 2000 are Noelle (#228), Natasha (#809), Natalya (#1434) and Noella (#1487). These relations of Noel were favored as baby names 38 years ago (AVERAGE #1050) and have become significantly less widespread since (#1038, ▼51%), with the form Natasha going out of style. Natasha has historically been a favorite of parents, though Noelle is currently the top form.
Similar Names
Noel▲ is alike in pronunciation to Neale, Neel, Neelle, Neile, Nel, Nell▼ and Nelle▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adel, Amel, Bel, Chel, Coel, Dael, Del, Etel, Gael, Jael▲, Jonel, Kyel, Lael, Lorel, Mel, Nea, Neely, Nekoel, Nela, Noa▲, Noe, Noemi▲, Nola, Nolen, Nona▼, Noni, Noola, Noor▲, Nora▲, Nore, Norell, Norm, Nour, Nova▲, Nowla, Orel, Sonel and Sorel. These names tend to be less commonly used than Noel.
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