What do you think of when you hear the name Noel?

[Choccyhobnob]

I know what I think of and I know what DH thinks of so want to see who you agree with!

[ThePinkParker]

Gallagher!

[PallasCat]

Christmas
A friend who had it as a surname (pron. No-El)
Edmonds

For some reasons making it 2 syllables makes me think of Christmas and my friend, 1 syllable of Mr Edmonds and other first name usage.

I think it's a nice name and deserves a revival FWIW!

[BiscuitMillionaire]

1. Christmas
   
2. Edmunds
   
3. Gallagher

[GingerLDN]

Gallagher, Edmonds, Fielding - all 3 have awful hair!

[violetwellies]

Gives me Christmas carol earworms

[CanIKondo]

Irish, St Patrick's day baby

[EmmaWoodlouse]

I think of a long-running argument about how it's pronounced.

To me it's not "Nole" or "Noelle", it's No-ul. A definite two syllables but the second one completely unstressed. Similarly Joel is Jo-ul to me. You may prefer a different pronunciation; either way, you might well get irritated with people who don't say it the way you intended.

Other than that, I vaguely think of the name as belonging on a youngish, cool-looking Irishman, but I can't remember where I got that association from.

[WaferInMyCoffee]

Fielding.

Then Christmas.

[owlborn]

Christmas and Ballet Shoes.

[JetStarandtheKobraKid]

Christmas!!

[spillyobeans]

Noel feilding ! I like the name, weirdly old fashioned but cool

[ByeByeButterfly]

Edmunds and no l !

[Bjn765]

A very old man. And Christmas.

[floatyflo]

I immediately thought of the Dad from 16 kids and counting

[makeminea6x]

Oh and I have a great uncle Noel is a sweet quiet old farmer but I don't really know him well.

[makeminea6x]

My lovely friend Noel. Eccentric, funny, handsome, interesting guy in his early 30s.

[autumnboys]

In my head I sing 'Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel!'

And then I remember that it was/is my late father's middle name, despite his Sept birthday.

[hawkmcqueen]

I think of a beige man wearing beige trousers and a brown and beige stripey jumper. Actually less beige stripes and more horizontal zigzags. Noel also has a greasy combover. Well you did ask!

[iamnotaponceyloudperson]

Edmonds - yuk!
Gallagher - barely any better

Its not the name but the associations

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

The song Noel Noel. The angel dd say, "Born is the king of Isreal, oh I'm feeling all Christmassy now.
On the 25 June we'll be half way there. Just though I'd try and cheer everyone up

[BlueChampagne]

The cat in Olga da Polga!

[Notso]

For some reason it always makes me think of eggs/Humpty Dumpty then Edmonds, Gallagher, Christmas, then twins I knew called Noel and Leon

I am a fan of Noel G and Noel F and Christmas however it's just a name that I can't warm too.

[lilacblossomtime]

I do think of Noel Edmonds as Dh is addicted to deal or no deal but also Noel Fitzpatrick the Supervet.

[ThatsMyOnlyShirt]

Christmas.