Given name & surname
Nig
“daughter of the son of”
Nig is a surname. It is used in Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nig is an alternative form of Nic. Nic goes back to a word meaning “daughter of the son of.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nig’s family of names
In English usage, Nig is a diminutive of Nigel. In Irish usage, Nig as a surname has a related form in Nic.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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