Niven Explained

Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.^[1]

Notable people

• Archibald C. Niven, US politician
• Alan Niven, rock n roll composer, producer and manager Guns n Roses, Great White, The Angels, Clarence Clemons etc
• Alastair Niven, British author and critic
• Bryan Niven, US artist
• Charles Niven, Scottish mathematician
• David Niven, British film actor and author
• David Niven, Jr., British film actor
• Derek Niven, Scottish footballer
• Donald Niven Wheeler, accused Soviet spy
• Frances Niven (1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist
• George Niven, Scottish footballer
• Ivan M. Niven, Canadian–American mathematician
  • Niven's constant, a mathematical constant
  • Niven numbers, a mathematical concept
  • Niven's theorem
  • 12513 Niven, asteroid named after Ivan M. Niven
• James Niven, Scottish physician
• Jennifer Niven, American novelist
• Jimmy Niven, Scottish footballer
• John Niven, Scottish writer
• John Niven (footballer), Scottish footballer
• Larry Niven, US science fiction author
  • Niven's laws, named after Larry Niven
• Margaret Graeme Niven, English artist
• Peter Niven, Scottish jockey
• William Niven, Scottish mineralogist and archeologist
• William Davidson Niven (1842–1917), British mathematician and electrical engineer
• William Dickie Niven (1879–1965), Professor of Ecclesiastical History

Given name

• Niven Busch, US novelist and screenwriter
• Niven Govinden, English novelist

Other uses

• Niven (restaurant), a Michelin starred restaurant in Rijswijk, Netherlands
• Harshad numbers, also called Niven numbers

See also

• Nivan

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. [#H1|Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016)]