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I named a pet rabbit Noelle. She was a Christmas present. I was considering Noelle for my first son, who was born near Christmas, had he turned out to be a girl.

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So yes I like Noelle.

I don't mind it for a middle name.

I don’t think Noelle is overly religious. The Christmas spirit has been secular in a lot of ways.

I prefer Noel or Noël on a girl. I have known female Noels, but never a male one (I live in the United States). I know it is a traditionally male name in Welsh, but that is not my first association. The spelling Noelle seems a little passé to me.

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Noélie and Noelia, which I have also seen, are alternatives. I think Noël, Noélie, and Noelia are all beautiful.

This message was edited 11/29/2019, 6:38 AM

I love Noelle. I don't really see it as a strictly religious / christian name. I also love Noel for boys (prn both no-ell and nohl)

I really dislike it. It just has no substance for me; nothing's tying it to the ground. "No ell": the name vanishes in a matter of seconds.

Christmas is celebrated by many people outside of the Christian religion, so I'd say this is the one exception of religious-connected names.

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I love Noelle, I prefer it Noëlle though just because it further reflects the German decorations I've come to know.

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In terms of gender, I think Noël works well on both boys and girls, but prefer Noëlle for girls.

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I don't like Noel (nohl) so even for the boys I prefer Noël to, at least to, just emphasise the no-elle pronunciation

A strong contender for me if I ever have a daughter. I've liked it for years

I don't like it, Noël / Noel is interesting on boys, though.

A Jewish atheist I knew married a girl named Christine. I never knew if she was also Jewish, but it hardly mattered!