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From: "Gerard Engelage" <>
Subject: Re: last name Noelle
Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 13:13:45 +0200
References: <3c7e70b8.0205031748.a4d9a41@posting.google.com>


The german telephone directory (http://www.telefonbuch.de) mentinones the
name Noelle or Nlle in the few larger cities I checked.
The german pronounciation would be in two syllables N-lle, with N sounding
like the start of NU-mber (with the stress); the sounds is the final
syllable are 1st the "l" and finally a dumb "e".
HTH,

Gerard

"Rick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> My last name is Noelle and, according to my grandmother, my roots on
> my father's side trace back to Germany. I have always pronounced my
> last name "No-lee" as opposed to the pronunciation of the Christmas
> word Noel.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) Is Noelle a known/common German surname?
> 2) How would it be pronounced in German?
>
> Thanks,
> RN


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