Njóla

See also: njóla

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)

1. (rare) a female given name

Declension

Declension of Njóla (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Njóla
accusative	Njólu
dative	Njólu
genitive	Njólu

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