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I haven't read "Singoalla". Nowadays it's seen as a bit dated and not very readable. It's not even very well known nowadays, I think most people associate Singoalla with a kind of cookies with jam filling (the chocolate version is called Ballerina, btw).
Singoalla has never become a common name in Sweden, according to a Swedish statistic site there are fewer than 50 Singoalla here. I think it has mostly been used by Swedish Romas and Travellers. I don't know if Viktor Rydberg made it up from the word zingaro (the old Swedish word was zigenare, nowadays you say romer) or if it was used earlier.

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Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?

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My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573

This message was edited 6/26/2017, 8:38 AM