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Use mdy dates|date=September 2010Wiktionary|noel|noël|nowellotheruses Noel (also spelled Nowell or Noël ) (n??'?l) is an alternative word for Christmas . It first entered the English language in the 14th century. The word comes from Middle English noel , which derives from the Old French word noël and its more common form naël . The English spelling "Noël" is taken directly from modern French, which also derives from the Old French. The ultimate Latin origin is the phrase natalis (dies) , "(day) of childbirth|birth ". http://www.etymonline.com/index.php? allowed_in_frame=0& search=noel& searchmode=none noel Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved December 12. The word is well known from the Christmas song The First Nowell .
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