Nevin may refer to:
Surname
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Nevin (surname)
The surname Nevin has several origins.
Etymology
In some cases, ''Nevin'' derived from the Irish ''Mac Cnáimhín'', meaning "son of Cnámhín". In other cases, the surname is derived from the Irish ''Ó Cnáimhín'', meaning "descendant of Cná ...
Given name
Popular Turkish feminine name (from "nev" in Persian, meaning "new").
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Nevin Çokay
Nevin Çokay (born 1930-July 24, 2012) was a Turkish painter and high school teacher of art and history of art.
Life
Çokay was born in Istanbul, and spent her childhood in different regions of Turkey. In 1947, she started to attend to the stud ...
(1930–2012), Turkish painter
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Nevin Yanıt
Nevin Yanıt (born February 16, 1986) is a Turkish former sprinter specializing in high hurdling.
On 29 August 2013, Yanit was banned from athletic competition for two years following a failed doping test in February 2013. After IAAF appealed ...
(born 1986), Turkish sprinter
Nevin is a common surname of Irish/Scottish origins, but is also used as a given name in the Anglosphere.
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Nevin Saroya
Nevin Saroya (born 15 September 1980, in Hillingdon) is a retired Thai-English semi-professional footballer. He made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford. Saroya also played for non-League clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough, Yeadi ...
(born 1980), English footballer
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Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Nevin Stewart Scrimshaw (January 20, 1918 – February 8, 2013) was an American food scientist and Institute Professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scrimshaw was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During the course of hi ...
(1918–2013), American food scientist
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Nevin Spence
Nevin Spence (26 April 199015 September 2012) was a Northern Ireland-born Irish rugby union player for Ulster in the Pro12. He played as a Centre, but could also play Wing. He was educated firstly at Dromore High School, where he was introduced ...
(1990–2012), Irish rugby player
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Nevin Harrison
Nevin Harrison (born June 2, 2002) is an American sprint canoeist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning the gold medal in the women's C-1 200 meters.
Career
She began canoeing at age 12 with the Seattle Canoe and Kayak Cl ...
(born 2002), American sprint canoeist
Places
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Nefyn
Nefyn (, archaically anglicised as Nevin) is both a small town and a community on the northwest coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel. The A497 road termin ...
, Welsh town
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Nevin, Los Angeles
Nevin is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California. It consists of the area surrounding the street and school of the same name. Broadly construed, the neighborhood is bounded by Washington Boulevard, Alameda Street, Vernon Avenue
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Nevins (disambiguation) Nevins may refer to:
Places United States
*Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana
*Nevins, Florida
* Nevins, Illinois
*Nevins, Wisconsin
Surnames
*Al Nevins, American musician and founder of The Three Suns
*Allan Nevins (1890–1971), American h ...
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Nevinson Nevinson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Christopher R. W. Nevinson (1889–1946), English painter, etcher and lithographer
* Gennie Nevinson, Australian actress
* George Nevinson (1882–1963), British water polo player
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Turkish feminine given names