McNiven

McNiven is a surname of Irish (Gallowglass) origin. It is a patronym of the name Nevin and an Anglicisation of its Irish Gaelic form MacCnaimhín / Ó Cnaimhín, meaning "Little Saint" or "Saintly"/"Believer in Saints".^[1] Secondly, it could originate from "MacCnamhín", with "Mac", meaning "son of" and "Cnamh", a bone - as such it would have borne^{[clarification needed]} from a nickname in reference to the first chief of the clan who was a bony/prominently boned man.^[2]

Surname

Daniel McNiven
David McNiven (disambiguation), several people
- David McNiven (footballer born 1955),
- David McNiven (footballer born 1978),
John G. McNiven,
Scott McNiven,
Steve McNiven,
Julie McNiven,

Given name

David McNiven Garner,

References

^ Geddes and Grosset Dictionary of Names. ISBN 1-84205-010-9.
^ "Surname Database - Nevin".

[G&G_Names-1] Geddes and Grosset Dictionary of Names. ISBN 1-84205-010-9.

[Surname_Database_-_Nevin-2] "Surname Database - Nevin".

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