Given name & surname · also Irish
Mcniff
“hound”·“black”
McNiff is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McNiff is built from elements meaning “hound” and “black”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McNiff comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcniff’s family of names
In English usage, Mcniff as a surname has a related form in McEniff. In English usage, Mcniff as a surname has a related form in McEniff. In English usage, Mcniff as a surname has a related form in MCGRIFF.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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