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.

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

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