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Nives
Snows, snow-white
Origin
Latin
Used in
it
Origin and meaning of Nives
Nives comes from the Latin nix, nivis, 'snow', and is tied to the Marian title of Our Lady of the Snows, remembered by tradition for a miraculous summer snowfall in Rome. The name thus evokes purity, whiteness and delicacy. Distinctly Italian and fairly rare, it matches the Spanish Nieves and Catalan Neus. Its appeal lies in its originality and the bright, immaculate image it carries, with a short, crystalline sound.
Variants around the world
How Nives sounds in other languages.
NievesNeus
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