Niamh Explained

Niamh should not be confused with Naomh.

Niamh
Pronunciation:
in Irish n̠ʲiəw/
Gender:feminine
Meaning:bright, radiant
Region:Ireland
Language:Irish
Origin:Ireland
Related Names:Nia
Popularity:number 21 in Northern Ireland, 30 in Ireland, 39 in Scotland and 81 in England and Wales.

Niamh (in Irish n̠ʲiəw/; from Old Irish Irish, Old (to 900);: Niaṁ) is an Irish feminine given name (meaning "bright" or "radiant"),[1] anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve.[2]

In Irish mythology, Niamh is the daughter of the god of the sea, Manannán mac Lir and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth. She was the lover of the poet-hero Oisín. The first recorded use of Niamh (that spelling) as a given name in modern Ireland was in 1911, when two children were registered with the name and when a Niamh was listed in that year's census.[3] [4] [5]

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Neve, Neave, or Nieve

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References

  1. http://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/niamh Niamh
  2. http://www.behindthename.com/name/niamh Niamh (behindthename.com)
  3. Web site: Niamh Maire Fitzgerald in the Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958. Ancestry.com.
  4. Web site: Niamh O'Connell in the Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958. Ancestry.com .
  5. Web site: Niamh Máire Nic Ghearailt in the Web: Ireland, Census, 1911 . 1911 . Ancestry.com. 26 December 2018 .