Noel
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Noel (or noël, sometimes spelled nowell for the English pronunciation) refers either to the Christmas celebration or a Christmas carol. The word comes from the French word Noël meaning "Christmas" which derives from the Old French word noël, a variant of nael. The Latin origin is the word natalis ("birth"). It may also be from the Gaulish words "noio" or "neu" meaning "new" and "helle" meaning "light" referring to the winter solstice when sunlight begins overtaking darkness.^{citation needed}

Noel may also refer to:

• Noel (name), male name derived from noël
• Noel, Missouri
• 1563 Noël, an asteroid
• Hurricane Noel
• Noel (company), Colombian cookie manufacturer
• No observable adverse effect level (NOAEL), toxicological measure

In music:

• Noel (singer), Noel Pagan, an 1980s musician
• Noel (Noel album), 1988 album by Noel
• Noël (Joan Baez album), 1966 album by folk singer Joan Baez
• Noël (Josh Groban album), 2007 album by Josh Groban

In fiction:

• Noel (film), a 2004 film
• Noël (comics), a comics series and character by André Franquin
• Noel (mermaid), a character of the manga and anime series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
• "Noël" (The West Wing), episode of NBC series, The West Wing

See also

• The First Nowell (The First Noël), traditional English Christmas carol

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