Noelle Velentzas
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What’s a moslem doing will a Christian name ???
Noel the Christmas Carol is short for Emmanuel (God with us) as the angels sang it to the shepherds about the Baby Jesus...
Noelle is the French version...
Re: “Noel the Christmas Carol is short for Emmanuel (God with us) as the angels sang it to the shepherds about the Baby Jesus...
Noelle is the French version...”
My understanding is that “noel” IS French which can mean, “Christmas” or “Christmas season”, which may in turn be related to the Latin word, “natalis”, which means “birth.” It may also be a root of the French word, “nouvelles” which means “news.”
The English word, “nowel,” means an expression of or a shout of joy.
I’ve not heard that it was short for Emmanuel. You may be right, I’ve just not read that before.