I like [name]Noel[/name] and don’t find it feminine if pronounced like [name]Joel[/name] or [name]Cole[/name]…If pronounced like [name]Christmas[/name] in French it would need to look like No”l to be pronounced No-elle. [name]Noelle[/name] looks feminine to me not [name]Noel[/name]. That being said, I like [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Noel[/name] but I think [name]Noel[/name] is a little more fresh sounding and less popular.