The nairn Surname
nairn Name Meaning and History
Scottish: habitational name from the place of this name, east of
Inverness, named for the river at whose mouth it stands. The river
name is of pre-Celtic origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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