Nevan ( Irish: Naomhán, pronounced [ˈn̪ˠiːwaːnˠ]; meaning "saintly, holy", [1] [2] or "little saint" [2] [3]) was a saint in Irish folklore whose feast day was reputedly marked in mid-September. [4] In Seathrún Céitinn's General History of Ireland (first published in 1723), Naomhán is described as the "son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland". [5] [6]
Sometimes associated with the surname MacNiven, [7] the name is also sometimes used as a given name for boys. [8] [9]
With a different origin, Nevan is also a popular Islamic name found throughout North Africa, Arabia, and the Indian subcontinent. [10] [11]
After this Naomhan, son of Maoilciarain, chief artificer of Ireland [..] died
After these outrages of the Danes, the pious Naomhán, son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland, was translated to a better life
Nevinus is the Latinised form of the Gaelic forename Naomhán, literally 'little saint or holy one', which appears in the well-known Argyll surname now generally written MacNiven
Nevan Naomhán m . Nevan means 'holy' and was the name of an Irish saint. There is also a surname Nevin [..] Nevin and Nevan as first names in the USA is more likely to derive from the surname
Nevan ( Irish: Naomhán, pronounced [ˈn̪ˠiːwaːnˠ]; meaning "saintly, holy", [1] [2] or "little saint" [2] [3]) was a saint in Irish folklore whose feast day was reputedly marked in mid-September. [4] In Seathrún Céitinn's General History of Ireland (first published in 1723), Naomhán is described as the "son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland". [5] [6]
Sometimes associated with the surname MacNiven, [7] the name is also sometimes used as a given name for boys. [8] [9]
With a different origin, Nevan is also a popular Islamic name found throughout North Africa, Arabia, and the Indian subcontinent. [10] [11]
After this Naomhan, son of Maoilciarain, chief artificer of Ireland [..] died
After these outrages of the Danes, the pious Naomhán, son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland, was translated to a better life
Nevinus is the Latinised form of the Gaelic forename Naomhán, literally 'little saint or holy one', which appears in the well-known Argyll surname now generally written MacNiven
Nevan Naomhán m . Nevan means 'holy' and was the name of an Irish saint. There is also a surname Nevin [..] Nevin and Nevan as first names in the USA is more likely to derive from the surname