Nevin Family History
Nevin Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Leinster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naoimhín (see also McNiven ) a patronymic from a personal name representing a diminutive of naomh ‘saint’. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cnáimhín ‘son of Cnámhín’ a Galway name or Ó Cnáimhín a Munster name meaning ‘descendant of Cnámhín’ a byname meaning ‘little bone’ used to refer to a thin man.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022