Given name
Njal
“the champion”
Njal is a variant of Nigel. In English use, Nigel carries the interpretation “the champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Njal is a variant of Nigel. In English use, Nigel carries the interpretation “the champion.”
Explained through its name family
Njal’s family of names
Njal has a related form in Nigel. In Danish usage, Njal has a conventional equivalent in the Icelandic form Njáll. In Swedish usage, Njal has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Нил.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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