Ninian Forename
Approximately 472 people bear this name
Ninian Forename Definition:
A male name. Ninian or Ninias was the name of a saint of British origin (d. 432) who founded a church at Whithorn in Wigtownshire and evangelized the southern Picts. It is probably the same as Nennius, the name of the 8th-C British historian; the Irish Ninidh may be a cognate name.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 100% | 82 | 1:65,248 | 1,834 |
| Philippines | 93% | 76 | 1:1,394,862 | 34,396 |
| England | 99% | 70 | 1:794,327 | 14,359 |
| United States | 50% | 49 | 1:7,398,714 | 81,758 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 24 | 1:7,398,515 | 98,458 |
| South Africa | 67% | 23 | 1:2,370,985 | 66,309 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56% | 16 | 1:509,520 | 38,497 |
| Canada | - | 14 | 1:2,366,669 | 33,082 |
| India | 78% | 14 | 1:86,776,998 | 1,237,414 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 8 | 1:72,620 | 4,185 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 8 | 1:2,013,554 | 5,906 |
| Malaysia | 83% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Brazil | 100% | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
The alternate forms: Niñian (1) are calculated separately.
Ninian (277) may also be a surname.
Ninian Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Ninian or Ninias was the name of a saint of British origin (d. 432) who founded a church at Whithorn in Wigtownshire and evangelized the southern Picts. It is probably the same as Nennius, the name of the 8th-C British historian; the Irish Ninidh may be a cognate name. Ninian is now almost entirely Scottish, and even there is only used in a few families, but it was formerly current in Yorks and Northumb; it is, for example, frequent in early 17th-C lists of Yorks recusants.
M. A Scottish name of Celtic origin and problematic etymology, it is falling into disuse. There died, in 432, Bishop Ninian, ‘the Apostle of Cumberland and of the Southern Piets of Scotland’ (Benedictines): whence its adoption.
A baptismal name derived from St. Ninian (in Irish Ringan), a prince of Cambrian origin. The name may be etymologically connected with the name Nennius; viz. from the Gaelic naomh—as an adjective, holy, pious, devout; as a noun, a saint, a holy person.
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niñian | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nainian | 92 | 394 | / |
| Niniane | 92 | 58 | / |
| Niniann | 92 | 2 | / |
| Niniang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ninjian | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gninian | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gniniane | 86 | 21 | / |
| Neiniane | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ninianne | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngingian | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gninihan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Niniatin | 86 | 2 | / |
| N'Ginian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nignan | 83 | 145 | / |
| Nenian | 83 | 88 | / |
| Ninjan | 83 | 66 | / |
| Ninion | 83 | 30 | / |
| Nunian | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ninhan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Niniam | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ninean | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ninyan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gninion | 77 | 414 | / |
| Gnignan | 77 | 42 | / |
| Neniane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nginyan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ninyant | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ninjean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nginjan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nainion | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nienjan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nignane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Negnian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhinhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neinion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niyinan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nainiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ninjang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ninijon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ninhein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nionion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Najnian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nainjan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuniahn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niñan | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nenjiang | 71 | 225 | / |
| Neniatin | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ninajean | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gnignane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nuainina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nignahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gninehan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ninejean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nignagne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nienjean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neyniane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nenhan | 67 | 909 | / |
| Negnan | 67 | 597 | / |
| Nimjan | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nignon | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nunjan | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nenjan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nignam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nenean | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nenyan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nineon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ninham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ninjon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ninjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ninhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nünhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Négnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainjahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neniam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiiyanan | 67 | 1 | / |
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