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 language, Irish ''Mac Cnáimhín'', meaning "son of Cnámhín". In other cases, the surname is derived from the Irish ''Ó Cnáimhín'', meaning "des ...
Given name
Popular Turkish feminine name (from "nevîn" in Persian, meaning "newness").
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Nevin Çokay
Nevin Çokay (1930 – 24 July 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 studio ...
(1930–2012), Turkish painter
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Nevin Yanıt
Nevin Yanıt (born 16 February 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 t ...
(born 1986), Turkish sprinter
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Nevin Halıcı
Nevin Halıcı is a Kurdish writer, cultural anthropologist and lecturer on Turkish cuisine. Her book "Nevin Halici's Turkish Cookbook" was the first published cookbook translated from Turkish to English. She has published many cookbooks mostly i ...
(b. 1941), Turkish culinary culture and food researcher and writer
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Nevin Nevlin
Kristen Michelle Newlin (born May 8, 1985) Nevin Nevlin is a former Turkish-American basketball player at the center position who played mostly for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Born in Kailua, Hawaii Newlin is 1.96 m and her primary position is center ...
(b. 1985), Turkish basketball player
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) is an English retired semi-professional footballer who played as a defender, making one appearance in the Football League for Brentford. Saroya also played for non-League clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough, ...
(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 h ...
(1918–2013), American food scientist
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Nevin Spence
Nevin Spence (26 April 199015 September 2012) was an 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 to rugby, and then at ...
(1990–2012), Irish rugby player
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Nevin Harrison
Nevin Harrison ( ; born June 2, 2002) is an American sprint canoeist.
Career
Harrison began canoeing at age 12 with the Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club in Seattle, Washington. She began competing for the United States at age 15, competing at the ...
(born 2002), American sprint canoeist
Places
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Nefyn
Nefyn (, archaically anglicised as Nevin) is a town and community (Wales), 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, a community pu ...
, Welsh town
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Nevin, Los Angeles
Nevin is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California.
Geography
It consists of the area surrounding the street and school of the same name. Broadly construed, the neighborhood is bounded by Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles), Washingto ...
See also
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Nevins (disambiguation) Nevins may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana
* Nevins, Florida
* Nevins, Illinois
*Nevins, Wisconsin
People with the surname
*Al Nevins (1915–1965), American musician and founder of The Three Suns
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Nevinson
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Turkish feminine given names
Feminine given names