Nairne is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Robert Sandy Nairne (born 1953), British art museum director
- Andrew Nairne (born 1960), British executive director for Arts Strategy at Arts Council England
- Carolina, Baroness Nairne (1766–1845), Scottish songwriter and song collector
- General Sir Charles Edward Nairne (1836–1899), Commander-in-Chief in India
- Edward Nairne (1726–1806), English optician and scientific instrument maker
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Nairne (1731–1802), Scottish-Canadian soldier and seigneur
- Sir John Gordon Nairne (1861–1945), British director of the Bank of England and a BBC governor
- Sir Patrick Nairne (1921–2013), senior British civil servant
- Rob Nairne (born 1954), American football linebacker
- Thomas Nairne (died 1715), aScottish trader
- William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne (1657–1730), 2nd Baron Nairne
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 82. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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