McNiven explained

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

References

• Book: Hanks . P . Patrick Hanks . Coates . R . McClure . P . 2016 . The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland . 3 . . Oxford . 978-0-19-879883-5 . H1 .
• Book: Mark, C . 2003 . The Gaelic-English Dictionary . . New York . 0-203-27706-6 . M1 .

Notes and References

1. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
2. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]
3. [#M1|Mark (2003)]