Navin is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of various origins. In some cases, it is a Hebrew surname, whose Dutch derivative is

Nawijn Nawijn is a Dutch surname which was changed from the French name Navin. The family descends from the French Huguenot ''Firmin Navin'' who moved to Amsterdam in 1696,http://twente.ngv.nl/Documenten/TG-nr.%204-2008.pdf one of the many Huguenots fleein ...

. In other cases, the surname is derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

surnames ''Mac Cnáimhín'' and ''Ó Cnáimhín''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1930.

People with the surname

Alireza Navin Alireza Novin ( fa, علیرضا نوین, born 27 February 1961) is the former mayor of Tabriz, Iran. He was elected as 54th Mayor of Tabriz on 15 December 2005 by City Council and was inaugurated as mayor on 1 January 2006 in Saat City Hall.His ...

, Iranian politician *

Ampasayya Naveen Dr. 'Ampasayya' Naveen is a Telugu novelist. He is an Osmania University alumni, and his college life at OU inspired his first novel, ''Ampasayya''. His novel ''Kala Rekhalu'' won the Sahitya Academy Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a li ...

, Indian novelist *

Ashwin Navin Ashwin Navin is an Indian-American entrepreneur, who is the CEO and co-founder of Samba TV, a data and analytics service that measures television viewership using opt-in data from Internet-connected devices and set-top boxes. The company has bee ...

, American businessman of Indian origin *

Frank Navin Francis Joseph Navin (April 18, 1871 – November 13, 1935) was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935. He was part-owner from 1908 to 1919, and principal owner from 1919 to 1935. He also serv ...

, American accountant * Hilbrand Nawijn, Dutch politician *

John P. Navin, Jr. John P. Navin Jr. (born July 24, 1968) is an American film and television actor from Philadelphia. He is well known for his roles in the 1981 drama film ''Taps (film), Taps'' and the 1983 movie ''Losin' It'', both of which co-starred Tom Cruise. ...

, American actor * Richard J. Navin, American artist

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