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Niamh

Gender: Girl Meaning: Brightness; beauty Origin: Gaelic Pronunciation: neev Related Names: Neve

Niamh: Popularity

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78th most popular girls name in the UK

958 recorded births
in 2008

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Additional information about the name Niamh:

The name Niamh first arose in Irish mythology. Niamh, the daughter of the sea god fell in love with Oisin, son of Finn MacCool, and escorted him over the sea to the land of eternal youth, a land exempt from sadness, ageing and death.

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