Niav: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Niav – Meaning: bright, radiant – Origin: Irish (variant of Niamh) – Pronunciation: NEEV


Niav is an Irish (variant of Niamh) name meaning “bright, radiant”. It appears in our list of 200+ Fairycore Girl Names Straight Out of an Enchanted Forest.

Meaning & Origin of Niav

Meaning: Bright, radiant.

Origin: Irish (variant of Niamh).

How to Pronounce Niav

Phonetic: NEEV   IPA: /niːv/

Popularity of Niav

Niav doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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