Neves (surname)

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.

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

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

People with this name

Sportspeople

Footballers

Other sports

Others

  • Aécio Neves (born 1960), Brazilian economist and politician
  • Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (1926–2010), São Toméan poet, politician, and national anthem lyricist
  • Alice Leonor das Neves Costa (born ?), Macanese judge
  • André Neves (born 1975). Portuguese mathematician
  • António Castanheira Neves (born 1929), Portuguese legal philosopher and professor
  • Carlos Augusto R. Santos-Neves (born 1944), Brazilian ambassador to the UK (2008–2010)
  • David Neves (1938–1994), Brazilian film director and screenwriter
  • Emily Neves (born 1982), US actress, singer, script writer, and voice director
  • Graciano dos Santos Neves (1868–1922), Brazilian physician and politician
  • Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal (1852–1941), Portuguese duchess of San Jaime
  • José Neves (born 1974), Portuguese billionaire businessman, founder of Farfetch
  • José Maria Neves (born 1960), Cape Verdean politician and former Prime Minister
  • Lucas Moreira Neves (1925–2002), Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
  • Maria das Neves (born 1958), São Tomé and Príncipe politician and former Prime Minister
  • Mario Das Neves (born 1951), Argentine politician
  • Mário Neves (1912–1993), Portuguese journalist, ambassador, secretary of state for migration, and director of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology
  • Oscar Castro-Neves (1940–2013), Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer
  • Pedro Luís Neves (born 1955), Portuguese composer, musician, and music producer
  • Tancredo Neves (1910–1985), Brazilian lawyer, entrepreneur, and president-elect of Brazil (died before taking office)
  • Vivien Neves (1947–2002), British glamour model
  • Walter Neves (born ?), Brazilian anthropologist, archaeologist, and biologist
  • Wilson das Neves (1936–2017), Brazilian musician (percussionist)
  • Jonathan Tyler Neves (2001-present), Robotics God and winner of perfect attendance award, among many other notable awards, many of them relating to his talents in engineering, physics, and robotics. Also a woodshop nerd
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