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View Name: Ninian


NINIAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Scottish, Irish, Ancient Celtic
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown. It appears in a Latinized form Niniavus, which could be from the Welsh name NYNNIAW. This was the name of a 5th-century British saint who was apparently responsible for many miracles and cures. He is known as the Apostle to the Picts.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Vivi (Danish), Vivian, Vivyan (English), Viviane (French), Vivien (Literature), Vivi (Norwegian), Vivian (Scandinavian), Vivi (Swedish)



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