Nieves
Nieves is a Spanish surname and a female given name from the title of the Virgin Mary "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves" meaning "Our Lady of the Snows". The Portuguese variant is Neves. The surname is most commonly found in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain. It is also common in the Canary Islands and its variant Neves is particularly common in Portugal as well as in the autonomous region of Galicia, Spain. According to Roser Saurí Colomer and Patrick Hanks of Brandeis University, the surname Nieves is of Asturian-Leonese origin.