Ninian

Scottish and Irish, meaning unknown

Ninian Origin and Meaning

The name Ninian is a boy's name of Scottish origin.

Ancient Irish saint's name that's unlikely, because of its similarity to "ninny," to join cousin Finian in popularity.

20 Names Similar to Ninian

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• Fiore
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• Zeline
• Tamerlaine
• Svala
• Orarariana
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• Phyllon
• Claiborne
• Phaedre
• Benazir
• Serafin
• Or-chayim
• Xantho
• Abrus
• Cadao

Famous People Named Ninian

• Saint Ninian 5th,century Celtic saint, believed to have been a missionary to the Picts
• Ninian Martin Stephen 20th Governor,General of Australia
• Ninian Edwards U.S. Senator and Governor of Illinois
• (Roderick) Ninian Smart Scottish writer and educator
• (John) Ninian Comper Scottish architect
• Ninian Cockburn Scottish soldier and officer of the Garde Écossaise
• Ninian Pinkney U.S. Naval surgeon
• Ninian Sanderson Scottish racing driver
• Ninian Chirneyside a servant of the Earl of Bothwell, denounced as a rebel in 1591 for failing to appear at a hearing before King James VI of Scotland on charges of treason and witchcraft

The name Ninian in Pop Culture

• Ninian Deacon character in Zona Gale's 1920 novel Miss Lulu Bett
• St. Ninian's church in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques