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Noéle of Noélè

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FelizGuest ·
We're torn between the name Noéle (Noo-wee-luh) and Noélè (Noo-wee-leh). What do you all think looks nicer and what do you think of the name?

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  1. Debby Guest #2

    Noéle.
    I find Noélè more difficult, both in terms of pronunciation and the hyphenation.

  2. Anonymous Guest #3

    I also say Noéle.
    Noélè is indeed trickier and I find it confusing too.
    Noëlle is also an option. Or do you think that's nothing?

  3. Feliz started this #4

    We came across Joëlle first, but we thought that was too standard, so we did a bit more Googling and ended up with Noëlle/Noëlla. We still found that a bit too standard, so we made it Noéle.
    But now that I keep saying it more often, I don't think Noéle and Noélè sound that nice anymore, honestly.
    I think it'll end up being Noëlle, or we'll keep looking a bit more.

  4. LoLa85 #5

    Noëlle has long been one of my favorites, a little gem, go for it!

  5. Emily Guest #6

    Noéle sounds nice, but I think people might find the pronunciation a bit tricky. I really don't like Noélè; it's too complicated and made-up.
    I also think Noëlle is really nice!

  6. Anonymous Guest #7

    So you should see it as
    Noélle (pronounced no-eele)
    Noéllè (pronounced the same as above or no-ee-leh)?

    In the latter, the accent on the last e adds no value at all except making it more complicated to write.

    In both cases, the accent on the first e indicates that you pronounce it as "ee," which doesn't sound right to me. But that's up to you, of course.

    Personally, I'd just go with Noëlle/Noëlle. Still not super common, but at least everyone will understand the pronunciation and spelling.

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