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!

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.

Irish, St Patrick's day baby

Gives me Christmas carol earworms

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

1. Christmas
2. Edmunds
3. Gallagher

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!

Gallagher!