McIver
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MacIver, McIver are Scottish and northern Irish surnames. The names are derived from the Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "‘son of Íomhar". The Gaelic personal name
Íomhar is a form of the Old Norse
personal name Ivarr. A similar surname is McKeever
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McIver
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
Íomhar is a form of the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
personal name Ivarr. A similar surname is McKeever
McKeever
McKeever is a Scottish and Irish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "‘son of Íomhar". The Gaelic personal name Íomhar is a form of the Old Norse personal name Ivarr...
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Use as a surname
MacIver- Norm MaciverNorm MaciverNorman Steven Maciver is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Maciver played in the National Hockey League as a member of the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise.-Playing...
- Robert Morrison MacIverRobert Morrison MacIverRobert Morrison MacIver was a U.S. sociologist.MacIver was born in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland to Donald MacIver, a general merchant and tweed manufacturer, and Christina MacIver . On 14 August 1911 he was married to Elizabeth Marion Peterkin...
McIver
- Charles Duncan McIverCharles Duncan McIverCharles Duncan McIver is known as the founder and first president of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro....
- Don McIverDon McIverDon McIver is a performance poet who first started performing his work in Denver, Colorado in the late 1980s before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He spent some time writing fiction, essays, and articles, before returning to poetry in 1997....
- Gillian McIverGillian MciverGillian McIver, Canadian artist and writer born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK and raised in Vancouver is a writer, curator and film-maker.After studying history and philosophy, she moved to London where, in 1997, she set up an international underground art collective, known as Luna Nera in the abandoned...
- Henry McIverHenry McIverHenry Douglas McIver was a soldier of fortune who fought for 18 countries.McIver spent first ten years of his life in Virginia, USA, and then he was sent to his uncle, General Donald Graham, to finish school and prepare for West Point. General Graham - an experienced warrior and adventurer -...
- Hugh McIverHugh McIverHugh McIver VC MM & Bar was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Joel McIverJoel McIverJoel McIver is a British author. The best-known of his 20 books to date is the bestselling Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica, first published in 2004 and selling close to 50,000 copies in nine languages since then. McIver's other works include biographies of Black Sabbath, Slayer, Ice...
- Kelie McIverKelie McIverKelie McIver is a Topeka, Kansas-born actress and singer who has played such classical stage roles as Viola in Twelfth Night for both Nevada Shakespeare in the Park and Shakespeare at Play, Lady Macbeth, Kate in Taming of the Shrew, Rosalind in As You Like It, Angelique in The Imaginary Invalid,...
- Richard McIverRichard McIverRichard McIver was a member of the Seattle City Council. He was selected from 114 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Council in January 1997, was elected to the position that fall, and was reelected in 2001 and 2005...
Other uses
- Clan MacIverClan MacIverClan MacIver, also known as Clan Iver, is Scottish clan recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The clan, however, does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because of this the clan can be considered an armigerous clan. The clan name of MacIver is of Gaelic origin, derived...
, a Scottish clan - McIver railway station, Perth, Western Australia