McNiven or MacNiven is a surname of Gaelic origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Naoimhín.Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1802. The latter surname is derived from a personal name based upon naomh ("holy", "saint").Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) pp. 1956–1957. The surname MacNiven can be rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Mac'IlleNaoimh.Mark (2003) p. 720.
Surname Daniel McNiven (1902–????), Scottish footballer David McNiven (disambiguation), several people David McNiven (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer David McNiven (footballer, born 1978), English footballer Edward McNiven (1827–1858), English lawyer and cricketer Kate McNiven (date unclear), legendary Scottish witch John McNiven (disambiguation), multiple people Jock McNiven (1900–1969), Canadian mine engineer, mine operator and politician Julie McNiven (born 1980), American actress and singer Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997), Scottish Gaelic singer Scott McNiven (born 1978), English-born Scottish footballer Steve McNiven, Canadian comic book artist Tyler MacNiven, American filmmaker and reality television contestant
Given name David McNiven Garner (1928–2016), New Zealand physicist
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