Navin Explained

Navin is a surname of various origins. In some cases, it is a Hebrew surname, whose Dutch derivative is Nawijn.^[1] In other cases, the surname is derived from the Gaelic surnames Mac Cnáimhín and Ó Cnáimhín.^[2]

People with the surname

• Alireza Navin (born 1961), Iranian politician
• Ashwin Navin (born c.1977), American businessman of Indian origin
• Frank Navin (1871–1935), American accountant
• Hilbrand Nawijn (born 1948), Dutch politician
• John P. Navin, Jr. (born 1968), American actor
• Richard J. Navin (1934–2006), American artist

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 .

Notes and References

1. http://twente.ngv.nl/Documenten/TG-nr.%204-2008.pdf{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]