Boy · Irish, through Old Norse
Njáll
Say it: NYOWTL
Meaning
From the Irish name Niall, whose own meaning is uncertain (perhaps 'champion' or 'cloud').
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Gaelic loan name made famous by Njáls saga.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Njal
| Irish | Niall |
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Famous bearers
- Njáll Þorgeirsson, wise lawyer of Njáls saga
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
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