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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". Secondly, it could originate from "MacCnamhín", with "Mac", meaning "son of" and "Cnamh", a bone - as such it would have borne from a nickname in reference to the first chief of the clan who was a bony/prominently boned man.

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Surname

  • Daniel McNiven
  • David McNiven (disambiguation), several people
  • David McNiven (footballer born 1955)
  • David McNiven (footballer born 1978)
  • Edward McNiven (1827–1858), English lawyer and cricketer
  • John McNiven (footballer) (born 1962), Scottish footballer
  • John G. McNiven
  • Julie McNiven, American actress and singer
  • Scott McNiven
  • Steve McNiven

    • Given name

  • David McNiven Garner,

    • References

    McNiven Wikipedia
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