McNiven or MacNiven is a surname of Gaelic origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Naoimhín.[1] The latter surname is derived from a personal name based upon naomh ("holy", "saint").[2] The surname MacNiven can be rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Mac'IlleNaoimh.[3]
Surname
- Daniel McNiven (1902–????), Scottish footballer
- David McNiven (disambiguation), several people
- David McNiven (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer
- David McNiven (footballer, born 1978), English footballer
- Edward McNiven (1827–1858), English lawyer and cricketer
- Kate McNiven (date unclear), legendary Scottish witch
- John McNiven (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jock McNiven (1900–1969), Canadian mine engineer, mine operator and politician
- Julie McNiven (born 1980), American actress and singer
- Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997), Scottish Gaelic singer
- Scott McNiven (born 1978), English-born Scottish footballer
- Steve McNiven, Canadian comic book artist
- Tyler MacNiven, American filmmaker and reality television contestant
Given name
- David McNiven Garner (1928–2016), New Zealand physicist
Citations
- ^ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1802.
- ^ Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) pp. 1956–1957.
- ^ Mark (2003) p. 720.
References
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.
- Mark, C (2003). The Gaelic-English Dictionary. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-203-27706-6.