WDYT of Noel

happytobemrs.m · September 2009

for a girl?

newportbride715 · September 2009

I LOVE it, but spelled as Noelle.

I'm not a fan of Noel, it seems too masculine to me.

soon2Bmrspower · September 2009

Maybe it's just me, but I pronounce Noel as "nowl", probably because I know of a guy with this name/pronunciation. Are you pronouncing it the same as Noelle?

Since I'm not too familiar with this name, I went and searched on babynamesworld.com. It says it should have the diaresis over the "e" to be pronounced "no-el". And then goes on to say ...In English masculine usage, the diaresis is usually dropped, and the name is pronounced "nowl."

FutureMrs.Steen · September 2009

Noel- masculine

Noelle- feminine

I love Noelle.

newportbride715 · September 2009

soon2Bmrspower:
Maybe it's just me, but I pronounce Noel as "nowl", probably because I know of a guy with this name/pronunciation. Are you pronouncing it the same as Noelle?

Since I'm not too familiar with this name, I went and searched on babynamesworld.com. It says it should have the diaresis over the "e" to be pronounced "no-el". And then goes on to say ...In English masculine usage, the diaresis is usually dropped, and the name is pronounced "nowl."

Me too. I know a Noel (pronouced, Nole)

lilygirl · September 2009

newportbride715:

I LOVE it, but spelled as Noelle.

I'm not a fan of Noel, it seems to masculine to me.

This. LOVE Noelle.

happytobemrs.m · September 2009

lilygirl:
newportbride715:

I LOVE it, but spelled as Noelle.

I'm not a fan of Noel, it seems to masculine to me.

This. LOVE Noelle.

Thanks ladies. This is how I was thinking about pronouncing it (no-el) so I may have to change the spelling to Noelle.

soon2Bmrspower · September 2009

newportbride715:
soon2Bmrspower:

Maybe it's just me, but I pronounce Noel as "nowl", probably because I know of a guy with this name/pronunciation. Are you pronouncing it the same as Noelle?

Since I'm not too familiar with this name, I went and searched on babynamesworld.com. It says it should have the diaresis over the "e" to be pronounced "no-el". And then goes on to say ...In English masculine usage, the diaresis is usually dropped, and the name is pronounced "nowl."

Me too. I know a Noel (pronouced, Nole)

HA! Maybe "Nole" was a better way to spell that pronunciation out than "Nowl" Smile The Noel I know is very country, so that is what came to mind first.

losmitty · September 2009

happytobemrs.m:
lilygirl:
newportbride715:

I LOVE it, but spelled as Noelle.

I'm not a fan of Noel, it seems to masculine to me.

This. LOVE Noelle.

Thanks ladies. This is how I was thinking about pronouncing it (no-el) so I may have to change the spelling to Noelle.

Please do. I know a woman named Noel and she is always correcting people on how to pronounce her name.

Moesten · September 2009

Love it. You are probably better off going with the feminine spelling.

sunnyday016 · September 2009

Noelle is very pretty!

amoureux · September 2009

Noel will not be pronounced as No-elle. It will be said as 'knoll'.

Noelle is a lovely girl's name.

gjkhjr01 · September 2009

I love the name Noel. I want to use it for DD#2 but DH vetoed and made it a middle name.

JerseyBeachGrl · September 2009

I love the name, as long as it is spelled Noelle (definitely more feminine this way). I went to college with a guy named Noel and he pronounced it Nole, like Mole.