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Nieves, the Spanish plural form of nieve (English: snow), is a surname and female given name derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Our Lady of the Snows), a reference to the 4th-century Catholic miracle of a summertime snowfall on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and particularly Puerto Rico, where it is most densely concentrated. Within Spain, it is most common in Andalusia, Madrid, Canary Islands, and Galicia. According to Roser Saurí Colomer and Patrick Hanks of Brandeis University, the Spanish surname Nieves is of Asturian-Leonese origin. The Portuguese variant is Neves, and it is most common in Brazil. There is also a Scottish Nieves surname that originated in Nevay, located in Angus, Scotland, and thus can be found in the United Kingdom.




Notable people with the given name Nieves


Nieves Anula (born 1973), Spanish basketball player
Nieves Confesor, Filipino politician
Nieves Herrero (born 1957), Spanish journalist, presenter, and writer
Nieves Hidalgo (born 1976), Spanish singer
Nieves Mathews (1917–2003), author of Scottish and Spanish parentage
Nieves Barragán Mohacho, Spanish chef
Nieves Navarro (born 1938), Spanish-born Italian actress and fashion model
Nieves Panadell (born 1956), Spanish swimmer
Nieves Yankovic (1916–1985), Chilean actress and documentary maker
Nieves Zuberbühler (born 1987), Argentine journalist




Notable people with the surname Nieves


Antonio Nieves, American professional boxer
Brian Nieves, American politician
Christian Nieves, Puerto Rican cuatro player
Christine Nieves, Puerto Rican climate activist
Daniela Nieves Venezuelan-American actress
Javi Nieves, Spanish radio host
Jorge Nieves (born 1952), Uruguayan football referee
José Alvarado Nieves, Mexican wrestler
José Antonio Nieves Conde, Spanish film director and screenplay writer
José Miguel Nieves, retired Venezuelan baseball player
Juan Nieves, retired Puerto Rican baseball player
Lisette Nieves, Puerto Rican-American businesswoman
Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican author
Maikel Nieves, Spanish footballer for Norwegian club Råde
María Antonieta de las Nieves, Mexican actress
Melvin Nieves, retired Puerto Rican baseball player
Nelson Nieves, Venezuelan fencer
Néstor Nieves, Venezuelan long-distance runner
Osvaldo Nieves, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
Roberto González Nieves, Puerto Rican church leader
Tito Nieves, Puerto Rican singer
Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican baseball player




See also


As Neves (Spanish Nieves), a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra
Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, a municipality in the Philippines
Nieva (Spanish group), a rock/electronica band
Nevis, a Caribbean island with the same etymology
Blancanieves (Snow White)
Nieves v. Bartlett a US Supreme Court case




References

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• Nieves Panadell
• Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte
• Basilika Bunda dari Salju, Firavitoba
• Balarrasa
• Katedral Ibiza
• Kapel Bunda Maria dari Salju, Antarktika
• Saint Kitts dan Nevis
• Naoya Inoue
• Kepulauan Kanaria
• Seks anal
• Nieves
• Church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Cenizate)
• Nieve
• Jorge Rivera Nieves
• Daniela Nieves
• Nieves Mathews
• José Nieves
• Tito Nieves
• Nieves Fernandez
• María Antonieta de las Nieves