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For a boy, Nol. For a girl, No-el (spelled Noelle).

Agreed re: pronunciation. It's a fairly decent name.

I love the French pronounciation

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No-EL. But if I lived in USA, I might use the pronounciation "Nole". B/c people there seem frantic that a boy should have a name like a girl (Noelle).

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In Sweden, there is a 3rd pronounciation, NOO-el.

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"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

I like Noel for a boy pronounced like NOLE. I wouldn't pronounce it No-El for a boy, because it would get mixed up with Noelle (sometimes also spelled Noel) for a girl, and it just 'sounds' feminine to me, anyway. :b

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~Heather~

I prefer Noel pro. NO-el and actually don't mind this on a girl (which is odd considering my usual preference).
I have a character named Daisy Noel, but I considered nameing Harmony this if she was a boy: Sterling Noel.

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-Seda*

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~The Kelley Episodes~

Seda: Has anyone seen the telephone?
Promise: *points to receiver* Maybe someone needs to find a way to attach it to this thing so it won't get lost.
Seda: *shakes head* Maybe we are becoming stupider with time.

Like, No-elle

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I really do love this name, for a girl. But I prefer it spelled Noelle. I just don't like it for a boy.

Definetly NO-el. I prefer spelling: Noelle. I like that name, a lot!

I prefer no-ell. I love this name for a boy

It depends on any accent mark.

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Without any markings, I would pronounce it "NOLE," as in Noel Coward and assume it was a boy's name.

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If there are two dots over the "e," then I would pronounce it "no-ELL," as in "The First Noe"l" or the French word for Christmas. I would consider this to be a girl's name, the same way Summer, Autumn, Winter are.

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BTW, I intensely dislike the Noelle spelling.