"Nieves" meaning in Spanish

See Nieves in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From nieves (“snows”), shortened from María (de las) Nieves, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Snows". Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Nieves f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Nieves f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Spanish female given names, Spanish given names Derived forms: Blanca Nieves
    Sense id: en-Nieves-es-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. a surname derived from the given name, or from a nickname for someone with white hair Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Nieves-es-name-sOB4awls Categories (other): Spanish surnames

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