Nijolė
Nijolė
Name list
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:
- 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