Definition/Meaning of noel

• English - Noun: noel (plural noels) A kind of hymn , or canticle , of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ ; a Christmas carol . 1833, William Sandys, Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern, page 74: The first Nowell the Angel did say / Was to three poor Shepherds in the fields as they lay[…]
• English - Interjection: noel (archaic) A wish or expression of commemoration of Christmas. 1911, Hilaire Belloc, The Four Men: A Farrago, page 243: And may all my enemies go to hell! / Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël!
• English - Etymology: From Middle English nowel , from Anglo-Norman noel , Middle French noel, a variant of nael , from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
• English - Pronunciation: (UK) IPA: /nəʊˈɛl/