Noël
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"). According to the 18th century Irish linguist and historian Charles Vallencey, a more ancient common origin appears in the Hebrew word nolah (Hebrew letters nuwn waw lamed he), meaning "to bring forth young." Subsequently, the Irish named December Mi Nolagh[citation needed], meaning "the month of the newborn." The Irish word for Christmas day was simply Nolagh.[1] Although there is no Biblical use of nolah, another Hebrew word nephel[2] is used Biblically to refer to an "untimely birth."
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