Niamh

NEEV · radiance, brightness

Niamh is an Irish girl’s name, said NEEV, and it means radiance, brightness.

How to say Niamh

Niamh is said NEEV, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Niamh means

Niamh means radiance, brightness. Niamh Chinn Óir (“Niamh of the Golden Hair”) brought Oisín to Tír na nÓg.

Also written as

Niamh turns up in English with these spellings: Neve, Neave.

Names that mean something similar

More Irish girls’ names

  • Neasa: meaning uncertain
  • Nóra: Irish form of Honora

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Niamh in Ogham · Niamh in the old Gaelic script