Neves (surname)

Neves
Origin
Meaningsnows
Region of originPortugal
Other names
Variant form(s)Nieves

Neves, is the Portuguese word for the plural form of "snow" (Portuguese: neve). It is a common surname in Portugal, Italy, Brazil, and the Spanish region of Galicia. A Spanish variant is Nieves.

The surname is supposedly connected to the veneration of Nossa Senhora das Neves (meaning "Our Lady of the Snows"), the name being given to a village in the northwest of Portugal.

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