Q about the name Noel

hilltop · January 2009

Dh and I love the name Noel for a baby girl, however I am worried that people will think Noel is a weird name for a baby born in the spring. Just wondering your opinion on a spring baby named Noel.

DiscusCoach · January 2009

Winter didn't even cross my mind when I saw the name.

beckys96 · January 2009

I love that name. I just told DH that I like it, he wasn't crazy about it though. I like it spelled Noelle.

userdeleted · January 2009

I like the name, but when I see it spelled "Noel," I think of the boy name pronounced like the word "knoll." Maybe it's just me, but for a girl I would spell it, "Noelle"

ilovemygirls · January 2009

Darling name- no matter what time of year you use it! When I see it spelled that way I think of boy (NOE-L), but if spelled Noelle I think it looks more girly.

hilltop · January 2009

Thanks ladies. I also appreciate the spelling advice. I had the same thoughts but was not sure of any other ways to spell the name.

sjgrillot · January 2009

Rach03k:
I like the name, but when I see it spelled "Noel," I think of the boy name pronounced like the word "knoll." Maybe it's just me, but for a girl I would spell it, "Noelle"

Ditto. Remember the show, 'Wings'? I'm pretty sure the mechanic was named Noel and that's what I thought when I first read it. Though the first Noel is spelled that way...interesting...

brightning · January 2009

Rach03k:
I like the name, but when I see it spelled "Noel," I think of the boy name pronounced like the word "knoll." Maybe it's just me, but for a girl I would spell it, "Noelle"

Ditto (I actually met a male Noel yesterday pronounced like "knoll.")

Another female option would be Noel with an umlaut over the e (two dots)

amoureux · January 2009

Ditto on Noel being a one syllable name pronounced like 'knoll'. It is a boy's name.

If you want the two syllable pronounciation, go with Noelle. You could do the umlots as a pp suggested but your daughter would spend her life explaining that it is pronounced "no-elle" not "knoll".

mrs.g_6708 · January 2009

I like it spelled Noelle. IMO it looks more feminine and less Christmas-y.

brownmouse · January 2009

Who care what people think?

If my baby is a girl,(which I'm pretty sure it is) her name will be Basil Isabella. Yes. Basil. Like the spice you cook with. My husband and I have gotton a lot of guff about it, and we just decided we don't care what people think. This would be a good philosophy for you.

If you like Noel, name her that!

thatgirlang · January 2009

ilovemygirls:
Darling name- no matter what time of year you use it! When I see it spelled that way I think of boy (NOE-L), but if spelled Noelle I think it looks more girly.

Ditto.

And I actually think that a Christmas baby named Noelle is almost corny but any other time it's sweet!

sunnydays99 · January 2009

When I see Noel I think of No-uhl as in the boy's name....not No-elle which is what I think your going for based on your winter comment.

If you're going for Noelle, I don't consider it a winter name. I work with a Noelle and when I first heard it I didn't associate it with Christmas.

I wouldn't go with the Noel spelling. I think people will always spell and pronounce it incorrectly.

Mrs.Carlybella · January 2009

i would def. not spell it that way- that to me reads as a boy name (proun: Nole) like from the show Felicity

Noelle is the traditional way to spel the girl name (that means Christmas). It is a beautiful name, and I don't think it is weird to name a girl due not at xmas that- she may get asked a couple times in her life if she was born around xmas- but that is no big deal

groovygrl · January 2009

Ditto everyone else about the spelling for boy v. girl & I definitely don't think it is a wintery name or anything like it. Its pretty!

PS Lowell was the guy on Wings. I love that show

epona3 · January 2009

It doesn't seem weird for a baby born in the spring, but I was thinking it was the boy version of Noel (like Noel Gallagher - pronounced like the word "knoll" - I like it a lot for a boy). For a girl, I would probably spell it Noelle.

jenerally · January 2009

I think of Noel as a girl's name that can be used any time of the year.

kcjessieb · January 2009

I agree with everyone else that it's less Christmas-y and more clearly feminine when spelled Noelle. ?If you are still stuck on it being too Christmas-y, maybe you'd like Simone or Eden?

jacksonville2 · January 2009

my neice Noelle's birthday is in mid-February

Mary and Dave · February 2009

I love the name Noel. In fact, my niece's name is Noelle. I also really like the name Noela. It sounds very gentle.

courtneyaok · February 2009

I always think of Noel as being a boys name, and Noelle being for a girl.

mgmccauley · February 2009

I really like that name and I don't think it matters that she will be born in the spring. I would spell it Noelle, though, since Noel can be a boy's name.

Jettaky · February 2009

My MN is Noel, I like the spelling Noelle mcuh better though.

tct1219 · February 2009

i like it better as a boy's name. but it is actually very uncommon for girls now so that might be cute.

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