The dots over the “e” in [name_u]Noël[/name_u] is not an umlaut, it’s called a diaeresis. They look the same, but have very different functions. The point of a diaeresis is to signal to the reader that the vowel beneath it is meant to be pronounced as a second syllable, separate from the vowel preceding it.
The most common example of this would probably be the word “naïve”. And of course, there are also names like “Chloë” and “Zoë” (pronounced with TWO syllables as “Chlo-ee” and “Zo-ee”, not “Chlo” and “Zo”).
While usage of the diaeresis isn’t very common anymore in primarily English-speaking countries like [name_u]America[/name_u] and the UK (excluding the popular magazine “The [name_u]New[/name_u] Yorker” which still uses it regularly), it’s still commonly used in languages such as [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], Spanish, Afrikaans, Catalan, Galician, and, most importantly, [name_u]French[/name_u].
I say “most importantly” because [name_u]Noël[/name_u] is literally the [name_u]French[/name_u] word for [name_u]Christmas[/name_u], so of course it follows the rules of [name_u]French[/name_u] and has a diaeresis.
Anyway, enough rambling about the diaeresis … on to the topic of middle names:
[name_f]My[/name_f] suggestion would be to keep the theme, and either go with a Christmas/winter/holiday themed middle name, and/or a [name_u]French[/name_u] middle name.
For [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] themed names, consider:
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Carol[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Merry[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
For winter themed names:
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] (Welsh for “white snow”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Eirwen[/name_f] (Welsh for “snow white”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Eira[/name_f] (Welsh for “snow”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Nevada[/name_u] (Spanish for “snow-capped”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Snow[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Blanche[/name_f] (French for “white”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] (Italian for “white”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] (Welsh for “white”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] (Ice Queen)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] (winter flower)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Lumi[/name_f] (Finnish for “snow”)
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Viola[/name_f] (winter flower)
And finally, some [name_u]French[/name_u] middle names:
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Esmé[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Reine[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Perle[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] Mélody
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_u]Noël[/name_u] [name_f]Eveline[/name_f]