Nieves: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nieves – Meaning: snows (from a Marian title, Our Lady of the Snows) – Origin: Spanish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: nee-EH-vess


Nieves is a Spanish girl's name meaning “snows (from a Marian title, Our Lady of the Snows)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Nieves

Meaning: Snows (from a Marian title, Our Lady of the Snows).

Origin: Spanish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Nieves

Phonetic: nee-EH-vess   IPA: /niˈɛvɛs/

Popularity of Nieves

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1901–2017.

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