Nyvett is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.
Is variant form of Kniveton. A parish in Derbyshire. The extinct baronet family descended from Sir Matthew de Kniveton, who flourished in that county temp. Edward I. Lysons' Derbyshire.
Family name Nyvett is a form of Knevett. See under Knife - From Cniva, an early Gothic name, of which Knevett is a diminutive. Knif in Hundred Rolls.
Lastname Nyvett is form of Knyvett. This name is a corruption of Dunerit, and Leland derives it from Dunnevit, that is Dunneheved, the original name of Launceston, in Cornwall. It is said that Othomarus, lord of the castle and town of Launceston, took up arms against William the Conqueror, and was deprived of his possessions, which were afterwards restored to him on his marriage with a daughter of William Dammartin, a Norman. His descendants took the name of De Knyvet or De Knevet. Knivet, Knivat, and Knyvet, as well as De Knyvet, are found in Hundred Rolls.
Surname is variation of the Nevett. The same as Knyvett - See under Knife - From Cniva, an early Gothic name, of which Knevett is a diminutive. Knif in Hundred Rolls.
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