Nigella en · PROPN
Etymology
A 19th-century flower name from nigella. Compare also the male given name Nigel.
Meanings
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(rare) A female given name from English.
Sarah asked if Nigella's momma was a poet because she certainly had a lyrical ear for a name.
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