Njord Inc [0MYTH]

u'The name Nj\xf6r\xf0r corresponds to that of the older Germanic fertility goddess Nerthus, and both derive from the Proto-Germanic *Ner\xfeuz. <br>The original meaning of the name is contested, but it may be related to the Irish word nert which means "force" and "power". <br>It has been suggested that the change of sex from the female Nerthus to the male Nj\xf6r\xf0r is due to the fact that feminine nouns with u-stems disappeared early in Germanic language while the masculine nouns with u-stems prevailed. <br>However, other scholars hold the change to be based not on grammatical gender but on the evolution of religious beliefs; that *Ner\xfeuz and Nj\xf6r\xf0r appear as different genders because they are to be considered separate beings. <br>The name Nj\xf6r\xf0r may be related to the name of the Norse goddess Nj\xf6run.<br><br>Nj\xf6r\xf0r\'s name appears in various place names in Scandinavia, such as <br>N\xe6rdh\xe6wi (now Nalavi), <br>Nj\xe6rdhavi (now Mj\xe4rdevi), <br>N\xe6rdh\xe6lunda (now N\xe4rlunda), <br>Nierdhatunum (now N\xe4rtuna) in Sweden,<br>Njar\xf0v\xedk in southwest Iceland, <br>Njar\xf0arl\xf6g and Njar\xf0ey (now N\xe6r\xf8y) in Norway.<br><br>Nj\xf6r\xf0r\'s name appears in a word for sponge; Njar\xf0arv\xf6ttr (Old Norse "Nj\xf6r\xf0r\'s glove"). <br><br>Additionally, in Old Icelandic translations of Classical mythology the Roman god Saturn\'s name is glossed as "Nj\xf6r\xf0r."<br><br>Nj\xf6r\xf0r is sometimes modernly anglicized as Njord, Njoerd, or Njorth.'