Name: Niamh
Gender: Female
Usage: Niamh, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Niamh are in general originating from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Niamh is: Radiance, Bright.
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Numerology of the first name Niamh: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Niamh is ranked on the 3,059th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 115900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Niamh has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Niamh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈniːəv], with two syllables) is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "bright" or "radiant". Anglicised forms of the name are Niav, Neve, Neave, Neeve and Nieve. 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.
Irish Gaelic: name meaning ‘brightness, beauty’. It was borne in Irish mythology by the daughter of the sea god, who fell in love with the youthful Oisín, son of Finn MacCool, and carried him off over the sea to the land of perpetual youth, Tír na nÓg. It is now a very popular given name in Ireland.
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