| Niamh | |
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| Pronunciation | English: /ˈniː.əv/ or /ˈniːv/ |
| Gender | feminine |
| Meaning | bright |
| Language of Origin | Irish |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with "Niamh " |
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Niamh (pronounced /ˈniːəv/ or /ˈniːv/) is an Irish feminine given name meaning "bright" in Irish.[1] A variant form is Niav. Neve "Neave" "Neeve" and Nieve are anglicised forms of the name.[2]
In Irish mythology (e.g. Tír na nÓg), Niamh was the daughter of the god of the sea.
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Women named Niamh
- Niamh Bhreathnach, Irish Minister for Education from 1993 until 1997
- Niamh Cosgrave, Irish politician
- Niamh Cusack, Irish actress and daughter of the late Irish actor Cyril Cusack
- Niamh Earnshaw, English child actress
- Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer and 1993 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
- Niamh Perry, Irish singer and actress
- Niamh Marie Redmond, Miss Ireland 1996
- Niamh Leonard, Miss Ireland 2009
- Niamh O'Neill, child singer and composer
Women named Neve or Nieve
- Neve McIntosh, Scottish actress
- Nieve Jennings, Scottish model
- Canadian actress Neve Campbell's name (pronounced /ˈnɛv/) came from her mother's maiden name, and is of Dutch – Sephardic Jewish origin; the resemblance of her name to the name Niamh is coincidental.
Fictional characters
- Niamh Cassidy in the soap opera Fair City
- Niamh, wife of Slaine Mac Roth in the 2000 AD comic series Sláine
- Niamh Quigley in the BBC Television programme Ballykissangel
Other uses of the name
- LÉ Niamh (P52), a ship in the Irish Naval Service
See also
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