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Yeah, because it's the same as the word, right? I just meant that for whatever reason, it's common for English speakers to pronounce Noel differently as a name than they would if they were thinking of it as the (loan)word...I think it's actually kind of weird, but it's the norm as far as I know.

I would naturally pronounce Noel as I would Noelle (I would not differentiate between one letter "l" or two letter "l"s nor would I offer a different pronunciation due to a silent "e" - unless a Noel (or Noelle) informs me that I should).

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I associate the name with peace, (from Christmas), but the Christmas association does not lessen the distinct novelty that the name bears; honestly, it rather enriches it.

This message was edited 4/14/2018, 10:09 AM