Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Niamh
How do you pronounce Irish name Niamh?
What does the Irish name Niamh mean?
Niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.” The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,” a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Young”) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. It has been the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland in years past.
What is the Gender for the Irish name Niamh?
Girl | Female
Is Niamh a girls name?
Yes, Niamh is traditionally given to a girl.
How do you spell it in Irish?
The spelling is “Niamh”
How do you pronounce Irish name Niamh?
It is pronounced “nee + iv” or “neev”
What is the english equivalent names of Niamh?
Neave or Niav
Why is Niamh pronounced like that?
Niamh is pronounced “nee + iv”. In Irish, the “mh” producing a “iv” sound.
Is Niamh a rare name?
Niamh has seen it’s popularity grow and then fall back over the last 40 years. In 2021, Niamh ranked #72 in Ireland for all baby girls names. Source: cso.ie
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My name is Niamh and my friend Daragh spells it Nieamh and lots of people cant say my name or spell it and i know so many Niamh there were three Niamh’s in my class in school and there ias an other Niamh doing the same course as me in college and on my YouTube I spell my name Neev and the same on my YouNow so people can say my name right .
I am proud about my name Niamh because my dad is Irish. I have always been Niamh because before I was born my Aunty was saying to my mum that she was going to visit her friend Niamh and my mum was like WHAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT A NAME SOO BEAUTIFUL!! And so when I was born my mum didn’t even need to think about what my name was going to be. I LOVE MY NAME SOOOO MUCH!!!!!
Go raibh maith agat a mhamaí agus a dhadaí
(In English thank you mum and dad)
My daughters name is Nieve and I think it’s beautiful and to the girl who has commented on here with the same spelling Nieve I hope my daughter is as proud of her name and the way it’s spelt!xxx
I used to dislike my name when I was younger because no one ever pronounced it right, but now I love it. I think it’s a really beautiful and unique name.
Also means snowball I called my daughter Niamh I spell it that way to my Irish roots
My name is Niamh and I’m proud of it! I love it that no one knows how to say it!!
My names Niamh ☺️ I love it my name because it’s uniqe and special! I once met a girl in a play gym when I was like seven and I asked her what she was called she replied With “Niamh, it’s Irish and is spelt… I was shocked,at my amazement I spelt it out with her “N.…I…A…M…H” she was shocked? then I walked away and she watched me walk of into the distance amazed
My daughter is named Nieve and it totally fits her. Being a teacher, i totally get how embarrassing it is to screw up a name and how it sucks for a kid to continually have his or her name misspelled/ mispronounced. That’s why we chose to spell it Nieve. It also means snow in Spanish. Living in California and being from Philadelphia, i miss snowy winters. Now i always have snow on Christmas! It’s corny but it’s mine haha
Same my name is niamh I find it very Special and it means bright radiant and the queen of the fairy
My name is Niamh and I love having my name. Yes it does get a bit annoying when people misspell or mispronounce my name, but that just means it’s unique and I’m lucky to have such a name. It’s like my sister’s name, Siobhan. Siobhan is also an Irish name. The bh and mh in our names makes a ‘v’ sound, if you wondering.
My name is Sarah and my friend is called Niamh.
My name is Niamh and i love my name
my sisters name is niamh its nice
My name is Niamh and I am proud of it.
My name is Niamh no one in my school has this name so it makes me feal special! I ❤️ My self because of my name, I am so glad my parents named me that! ❤️
I am due a baby girl in January 2015 and she will be called Niamh. I just love the name and have for years.
We like to have different spellings to names, i am Kirsteen, our sons are Kierhyn and Aedan.
its good to be different, makes you stand out! X
Nieve is a much better name! Niamh is spelt weird and most people pronounce it wrong plus it is a little bit too common. My name is Nieve and no one has ever mispronounced my name. It means Snow in Spanish and so if you want to name your daughter something a little unusual, not too popular but not too weird or difficult to spell or say and something that means a beautiful, graceful but yet strong, Nieve is THE PERFECT NAME! Honestly though I totally adore my name and to be honest it really suits me…
Also cos the name niamh is beautiful and soft I love my name even tho I dont live up to the meaning
Yes people can’t pronounce the name niamh but thats what’s great! It means the name niamh is unique and awesome and people can’t spell or say the name. I find it amusing as they struggle even tho I have to say it a thousand times.
Niamh is such a pretty looking name aswell. as how its pronounced!
Bob its spelt like that because it comes from the Gaelic language which does not have a letter ‘v’ so the letters ‘mh’ together give the v sound.
Wow nice history but why spelled like that people say neeim
My name is Niamh and I despise it when people call me ‘Nee-iv’ – it’s ‘NEEV’ Haha… much more pretty and soft sounding..
My grand daughter’s name is Niamh and she is a bright light in our lives, she was born yesterday.
Thank so much my names Niamh aswell and everyone always struggles to say and spell my name
My name is Niamh!
yes it is a beautiful name that is my name
It’s a beautiful name with an interesting history.