McNiven

McNiven or MacNiven is a surname of Gaelic origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Naoimhín. The latter surname is derived from a personal name based upon naomh ("holy", "saint"). The surname MacNiven can be rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Mac'IlleNaoimh.

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