Noel?

[jennifersarah]

Opinions please!

Noel Edmunds.

Everyone you know will be knitting him strange jumpers - see above.

It's quite a nice name. I think I'd avoid it for a Christmas baby though

Not a Christmas baby, I’m due in July!

Really like it! Family name for us - thinking about using it perhaps as a middle name. My hubby says Mr Blobby and Noel Edmunds though. There's also Noel Gallagher and Noel Fielding for well known Noels. I don't think these days it has to be a Christmas baby, though it means Christmas and was used originally for Christmas babies.

What about a jumble up and have Leon?

Interesting fact, Gallagher and Fielding both have May birthdays!

Edmunds is the only one who is a December (22nd) birthday.

I don't mind it, but much prefer Joel! Love that name. :)

I always think of Noel Gallagher.
It's not the worst name but there are a lot better names out there.

I really like it

Feels like an old man name to me... bit on par with Brian or Eric?

It's an interesting choice...

Not a huge fan. I prefer Joel or Leon as pp have suggested.

I dislike it a lot I’m afraid. I just don’t like the sound of it and have only met one who was decidedly odd and not very pleasant (former colleague).

Thanks all. Middle name would be Henry, which we both love. Can’t have Henry as first name because it has already been taken for another family member

There’s 4 men that I work with called Noel - all in their 40s/50s. It must’ve been popular back then in my regional area .

It’s not a name that I would use or like but I’m not sure if that’s because I associate it with them (they’re all a bit miserable )

I'd assume it was a Christmas baby.

I know a very tiny non-Christmas Noelle so it's clearly coming back in. Not my taste but if you like it fair enough.

Which family member has”Henry”? Someone close? Will they still be in touch in 5, 20, 15 years time?

My son has the same name as a cousin, I didn’t care (though she did).

Sorry, that should read “same name as cousin’s child”.

Noel is a masculine French given name derived from noël, meaning Christmas. The actual feminine form is Noelle, but in English-speaking regions Noel is sometimes used for females as well. The original French spellings are Noël and Noëlle.
Noel (given name) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_(given_name)

Lovely name. Once people have got used to Noel = jennifersarah bay they will love it too.

There is always the best Noel:

To me it's an Irish guy, 30s/40s/maybe early 50s, works for the construction equipment hire company that his dad set up.

Very old fashioned but not in a good way,

Noel may be a French name, but I think it sounds quite Irish, and my hub has Irish roots so that’s part of the reason I’m tempted. Also, I love Noel Fielding, and Noel Fitzpatrick (the vet). Noel Edmunds/Blobby ruins it...! And the Christmas thing is also on my mind.
Henry is a close relative so I daren’t go for that name!
I like Leon but DH doesn’t. Not keen on Joel. Any other similar ones I’m missing? Irish name ideas?