Noel

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Noel (or noël, sometimes written as nowell in English) is an alternate word for Christmas. 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").

Noel may also refer to:

• Noel (name), male or female 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
• The First Nowell (The First Noël), traditional English Christmas carol
• Nouveau Livre de Noëls (12 Noels ), classical compostion by the french composer Daquin

In fiction:

• Noel (film), a 2004 film
• Noël (comics), a comics series and character by André Franquin
• "Noël" (The West Wing), episode of NBC series, The West Wing

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