Niamh
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Niamh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈniːəv], with two syllables) is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "bright" or "radiant".[1] Niav Neve, Neave, Neeve and Nieve are anglicised and phonetically spelled forms of the name. [2] The Old Irish spelling is Niaṁ.
In Irish mythology, Niamh was a goddess, the daughter of the god of the sea and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth. She was the lover of the poet-hero Oisín.
[edit] Women named Niamh
- Niamh Bhreathnach (born 1945), Irish Minister for Education from 1993 until 1997
- Niamh Cosgrave (born 1964), Irish politician
- Niamh Coyle, camogie player
- Niamh Cusack (born 1959), Irish actress and daughter of the late actor Cyril Cusack
- Niamh Fahey (born 1987), Irish female international football defender
- Niamh Kavanagh (born 1968), Irish singer and 1993 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
- Niamh McGrady, Northern Irish actress
- Niamh Mulcahy, camogie player
- Niamh Parsons, traditional Irish singer
- Niamh Perry (born 1990), Irish singer and actress
- Niamh Marie Redmond, Miss Ireland 1996
- Niamh Wilson, (born 1997) Canadian actress
[edit] Women named Neve or Nieve
[edit] Characters
[edit] Other uses of the name
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Niamh
- ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Neve
/ˈnɛv/) came from her mother's maiden name, and is of Dutch – Sephardic Jewish origin; the resemblance of her name to Niamh is coincidental
