Nives
Nives ([ / 'nivəs / ]) is a female and male given name of Romance origin.
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the Italian neve or Spanish nieve , which means 'snow white' or just 'snow'. It is a short form of the name of the holy Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (translated: "Our Lady of the Snow"). This name goes back to the legend of Maria Schnee .
distribution
The name is often given in Italian and Spanish. It is also used in Croatia, probably as a holdover from Napoleonic-Spanish mercenaries who served in the Dubrovnik region in the 19th century.
variants
Nieves, Niva, Nivea, Nevis, Snijezana (as Croatian or Slavic form), Neus (Catalan form)
Well-known namesake
Nives
- Nives Celzijus (* 1981), Croatian singer, model and writer
- Nives Meroi (* 1961), Italian extreme mountaineer
- Nives Widauer (* 1965), Swiss artist
Nieves
- Nieves Carrasco (* 1979), Costa Rican racing cyclist
- Nieves Hernández (1901–1986), Mexican soccer player
- Nieves Navarro (born 1938), Spanish actress