Nieves

Nieves

Nieves

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Nieves is a Spanish surname and a female given name from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, meaning "Our Lady of the Snows."[1] There is also a Scottish Nieves surname that originated in Nevay, located in Angus, Scotland, and thus can be found in that country of United Kingdom.[2] The Portuguese variant is Neves. The Spanish surname is most commonly found in Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Spain, and in many other Latin American countries. It is also common in the Canary Islands, and its variant Neves is particularly common in Portugal as well as in the autonomous region of Galicia, Spain. According to Roser Saurí Colomer and Patrick Hanks of Brandeis University, the Spanish surname Nieves is of Asturian-Leonese origin.[3]

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Notable people with the given name Nieves

Notable people with the surname Nieves

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References

  1. [1]
    "Popularity for the surname Nieves".
  2. [2]
    "Nieves History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    Colomer, Roser Saurí; Hanks, Patrick. "Iberian Names in North America: the Case of Asturian" (PDF). Roser Saurí Colomer. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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