Ninian
About Ninian
Ancient Irish saint's name that's unlikely, because of its similarity to "ninny," to join cousin Finian in popularity.
Editor's take: The name Ninian is a boy's name of Scottish origin.
Popularity & trends
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Ninian on lists
Famous Ninians
- 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
Variations & nicknames
- Nin