Given name · also Irish and Scottish Gaelic
Njálur
“cloud”·“champion”
Njálur is a masculine given name, possibly from Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Njálur is possibly built from elements meaning “cloud” and “champion”.
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Where it comes from
Njálur possibly comes from Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Njálur developed from Níall.
Njálur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Njálur developed from the Old Irish form Níall. In Faroese usage, Njálur has a conventional equivalent in the Icelandic form Njáll.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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