1. An official, usually periodic enumeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information. 2. In ancient Rome, a count of the citizens and an evaluation of their property for taxation purposes.
The name Niamh is of Gaelic and Irish origin. The meaning of Niamh is beauty, brightness. Niamh is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ni-ev.
Go back to names list. The name Niamh first arose in Irish mythology. Niamh, the daughter of the sea god fell in love with Oisin, son of Finn MacCool, and escorted him over the sea to the land of eternal youth, a land exempt from sadness, ageing and death.