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Icelandic
Etymology
From the poetic word njóla (“night”) which is related to the term nifl (“darkness”), and to German Nebel (“fog”, noun). It is possible that the work Njóla (“Night”) by Björn Gunnlaugsson encouraged the name.
Proper noun
Njóla f (proper noun, genitive singular Njólu)
- (rare) a female given name
Declension
Declension of Njóla (sg-only feminine)
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “Njóla”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies