Nijolė
GenderFemale
Name day28 January[1]
Origin
Region of origininvented

Nijolė is a Lithuanian feminine given name. It is one of the numerous pseudomythological names invented [2] in the 19th century by Polish writer Teodor Narbutt for Lithuanian pagan mythology (in his book the name was given in Polish language style "Nijola").[3] See List of Lithuanian gods and mythological figures#Theodor Narbutt for more.

Notable people with the name Nijolė include:

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Nijole

References

  1. Behind the Name Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. Bronys Savukynas, Mažųjų "Kasdienybės mitų" atšvaitai Lietuvių vardyne, Naujasis Židinys - Aidai, 2000, No. 7-8, pp. 369-372
  3. Theodor Narbutt, Dzieje staroźytne narodu litewskiego: Mytologia Litewska, 1835, p. 66
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