Given name
Njáll
Njáll is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Icelandic and Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Njáll comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Icelandic usage, Njáll developed from Níall.
Njáll’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Njáll developed from the Old Irish form Níall. In Icelandic usage, Njáll has a conventional equivalent in the English form Neil. In Icelandic usage, Njáll has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Nial.
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Around the world
Njáll has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
9 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- NeilEnglish
- Niallequivalent
- Nigelderivative · English
- NialSwedish
- Níallsource · sga
- NjalSwedish, Danish
- NjålNorwegian
- NjædelNorwegian
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