Comments for the name Nieves

Nieves also can be a masculine name, like others which do not take a gender mark, like Reyes, Asunción etc. Nevertheless it is currently a more feminine name. [translated]

It's pronounced nee-EH-bes. The Portuguese form is Neves [NE-vesh] and the Catalan is Neus.

The way I pronounce it is NYEH-ves, sort of like the last part of Danielle.

It also is used as a last name.

Nelly Furtado's 2-year-old daughter is named this. Her song Promiscuous is currently the #1 song in North America.

Correction: Actually her name is spelt Nevis.

I personally think it would be more appriopriate to name your daughter this if she was born in winter. Other than that, it's a lovely name.

My mom's name is Nives, and I'm not quite sure about the history behind it - I know it's very rare and derives from Latin nix, nives, meaning snow. But I like it so much!

Pronounced NEE-eh-bes, as "v" in Spanish (Spain) is pronounced "b".

Darling.

Can also be used as a surname.

Inexplicably reminds me of someone with good taste in music and wine.
A fine name.

The Croatian and Slovene form is Nives.

Correct pronunciation, like the third commenter said is "NYEH-ves", both "e"s like in "get". The letter "v" can be pronounced as either "v" or "b" in English (some Spanish speakers make the distinction between them, although most don't).

The NYEH part is pronounced like NIE in Danielle. This is because "nie" in "Nieves" is a sole syllable in Spanish. [noted -ed]

Well I'm Mexican and my family has always pronounced this nee-eh-viss.