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Niamh ((:ˈniːəv), with two syllables) is an Irish language feminine given name (meaning 'bright' or 'radiant').〔(MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Niamh )〕 Anglicised forms of the name are Niav, Neve, Neave, Neeve and Nieve.〔(MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Neve )〕 The Old Irish spelling is Niaṁ. In Irish mythology, Niamh was a goddess, the daughter of the god of the sea and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth. She was the lover of the poet-hero Oisín. The name is distinguished from the rather similarly pronounced but now uncommon masculine name name Naomh or Naoimh (meaning 'saint', 'blessed', 'holy', or 'sacred' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic); it is more often encountered as a title than a given name, e.g. ''Naomh Padraig'' 'Saint Patrick', and is common in the Irish-language names of many Gaelic Athletic Association clubs named after saints. ==Women named Niamh== *Niamh Briggs, Captain of Ireland's women's rugby team, 2015 Six Nations Champions *Niamh Bhreathnach (born 1945), Irish Minister for Education from 1993 until 1997 *Niamh Cosgrave (born 1964), Irish politician *Niamh Coyle, camogie player *Niamh Cusack (born 1959), Irish actress and daughter of the late actor Cyril Cusack *Niamh Fahey (born 1987), Irish female international football defender *Niamh Kavanagh (born 1968), Irish singer and 1993 winner of the Eurovision Song Contest *Niamh McGrady, Northern Irish actress *Niamh Mulcahy, camogie player *Niamh Parsons, traditional Irish singer *Niamh Perry (born 1990), Irish singer and actress *Niamh Marie Redmond, Miss Ireland 1996 *Niamh Wilson, (born 1997) Canadian actress 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Niamh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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