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noel | williams |

As a noun noel

is .

As a proper noun williams is

an english and welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name william.

noel

English

(wikipedia Noel)

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (literary, or, old-fashioned) Christmas.

    • Etymology 2

    From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 2009 , A Gate at the Stairs , Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-24946-6, page 162:
    • When Noel' came, noisily bursting through the back door with buckets of cleansers and sponges, I introduced myself. "Just call me No''elle''," he said of himself. "When I was little they used to call me '''Noel''', ' Noel , the toilet bowl. Although now I have thought of painting that on the side of my van. It might be good for business? I don't know."
  • .
    • Related terms
    * Noele * Noela * Noeleen * Noelle *

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    williams

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name William.