Nefin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nefin

What is the meaning of the name Nefin ?

The baby name Nefin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈnɛfɪn,NEF-in.

Nefin is in Origin.

Nefin is a rare modern given name with roots in the Celtic world. It is most often treated as a cross-variant of Irish/Scottish Nevin and Welsh Nefyn. In Goidelic tradition, Nevin derives from the Old Irish personal name Naomhín, a diminutive of naomh "holy, saint," hence "little saint" or "holy one." Nevin occurred chiefly as a surname that later entered given-name use in the 19th–20th centuries, especially in Ireland and Scotland.

In Welsh, Nefyn names a Llŷn Peninsula town and a feminine given name; its etymology is uncertain, likely from an early personal name. Nefin thus reads as an adaptation shaped by both traditions and is used as a unisex choice in modern records. Variants and cognates include Nevin, Nevyn, Nevan, and Nefyn; related Irish forms are Naomhán and Naomhín. The prevailing sense follows the Irish line: "little saint; holy one."

⚙ Nefin is a rare name. Across 9 countries, we found 21 recorded uses of it.