"Njóla" meaning in Icelandic

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Proper name

Forms: Njólu [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Njóla [indefinite, nominative, singular], Njólu [accusative, indefinite, singular], Njólu [dative, indefinite, singular], Njólu [genitive, indefinite, singular]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|is|de|Nebel|pos=noun|t=fog}} German Nebel (“fog”, noun) Head templates: {{is-proper noun|@@}} Njóla f (proper noun, genitive singular Njólu) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}}
  1. (rare) a female given name Wikipedia link: Björn Gunnlaugsson, Njóla, is:Njóla (nafn) Tags: feminine, proper-noun, rare
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