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ArchivesRe: MN spelling issue-Noel
in reply to a message by anxiolytics
Noel, pronounced "nole," is an English boy's name. Example: Noel Coward, the playwright.
Noe"l, with two dots over the e, pronounced "no-ELL," is the French word for Christmas. Example: The First Noe"l. I love this for a girl. I'm used to seasonal / temporal names like Autumn, Spring, Winter, Summer used for girls, so to me Noe"l falls right in line with this.
Noelle is made up. Don't care for it at all.
The Jean / Jeanne thing is apples and oranges. Not the same situation at all. Jean is the French form of John. Jean is also the Scottish form of Jane (from John). Both Jean for a boy and Jean for a girl are quite defensible, historically speaking.
Noe"l, with two dots over the e, pronounced "no-ELL," is the French word for Christmas. Example: The First Noe"l. I love this for a girl. I'm used to seasonal / temporal names like Autumn, Spring, Winter, Summer used for girls, so to me Noe"l falls right in line with this.
Noelle is made up. Don't care for it at all.
The Jean / Jeanne thing is apples and oranges. Not the same situation at all. Jean is the French form of John. Jean is also the Scottish form of Jane (from John). Both Jean for a boy and Jean for a girl are quite defensible, historically speaking.
This message was edited 10/24/2007, 3:43 PM
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