Nijolė

Nijolė
Origin
Gender	Female
Name day	28 January^[1]
Region of origin	invented

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 for more.

Notable people with the name Nijolė include:

Nijolė Ambrazaitytė (1939–2016), Lithuanian opera singer and politician
Nijolė Būraitė (born 1956), Lithuanian painter and painting restorer
Nijolė Medvedeva (born 1960), Lithuanian long jumper
Nijolė Oželytė-Vaitiekūnienė (born 1954), Lithuanian actress
Nijolė Sabaitė (born 1950), Lithuanian middle distance runner
Nijolė Sadūnaitė (born 1938), Lithuanian Catholic nun and Soviet dissident

References

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

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