As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax.) Christmas, borrowed from this festival, or the time of nativity. ??, Greek, a wood, a forest.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

YULE. The O.-Eng. (from A-Sax.) designation of the season — now called Christmas. See Times and Seasons. In the curious old dictionary of Blount, called Glossographia, is the following passage : —

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: Celtic

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: Scotland

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: Gaelic

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