Niven /niv-en/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name. Niven's root is Latin, and the name Niven means holy, sacred; little bone; servant of the saint's disciple. Niven is a variant transcription of Nevin (Latin).
The average life expectancy for someone with MS is 35 years after the symptoms begin. This represents a life expectancy of 95 percent of someone who does not have multiple sclerosis. Most people with the disease can function effectively; however, a rare form of acute MS can be fatal within weeks.
MS gets its name from the build-up of scar tissue (sclerosis) in the brain and/or spinal cord. MS affects around 100,000 people in the UK. Most people receive an MS diagnosis between the ages of 20 and 40. The condition affects around three times as many women as it does men.