-
derived from the
Irish Mac Cnáimhín,
meaning "son of Cnámhín". In
other cases, the
surname is
derived from the
Irish Ó
Cnáimhín,
meaning "descendant of...
- all of
these have male and
female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all
Mac-
names become Nic- if the
person is female. Some of the
Scottish Gaelic surnames...
-
other cases, the
surname is
derived from the
Gaelic surnames Mac Cnáimhín and Ó
Cnáimhín.
Alireza Navin (born 1961),
Iranian politician Ashwin Navin (born...
-
Niven is a surname. It is
derived from the
Scottish Gaelic Mac Cnaimhin.
Notable people with the name include:
Archibald C.
Niven (1803–1882), American...
- 1573–after 1580 Aedh mac
Donnchadh Ó Cellaig,
after 1580–1590 Tomás
MacCnaimhín (Tomás Hugh
MacKnavin O'Kelly) 1590–1602 (executed)
Feardorcha Ó Cellaigh, 1602–1611...
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McNevin is a
surname derived from the
Irish Mac Cnáimhín.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Alexander McNevin (1885–1937),
Canadian merchant and...
- son of Aedh, son of Ruaidhri;
Diarmaid Ua Conceanainn; Athius, son of
Mac Cnaimhin; the two sons of
Conchobhar Ua Conchobhair; Murchadh, the son of Domhnall...
-
Chronicles of Strathearn.
David Philips, Crieff, 1896.
Illustrated by W.B.
MacDougall. Sharpe,
Charles Kirkpatrick.
Historical Account of the
Belief in...
- Ó Ceallaigh, Ó Draighnáin, Ó hUallacháin, Ó Madadháin, Ó Neachtain, Ó
Cnaimhín, Ó Domhnalláin, Ó Maolalaidh, Ó Fallamháin, Ó Cionnaith, Ó Géibheannaigh...
- captivity. Poem XXII in The Book of
Magauran by the poet Maol Pádraig
Mac Naimhin (or
Cnáimhín)
commemorates his
release and
refers to Bellavally.
Stanza 15 states-...
