ancesters name
does anyone know any info on the name Nevin?
he was my great-great grandfather who lived during the civil war.
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Nevin is an alternate spelling of Nevan (Irish) or Niven (Scottish).
Both are the anglicized form of NAOMHÁN.NAOMHÁN: "little holy one", derived from Irish naomh "holy" combined with a diminutive suffix.Naomhan is an Irish male name.~SD
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