Meaning & History
Means "Mary of the Snows" in French. It is taken from the Marian title Notre Dame des Neiges. Shortened forms including Neige and Desneiges. Its equivalents are María de las Nieves or Nieves (Spanish), and Maria das Neves (Portuguese).Notable bearer of this name including Princess Marie des Neiges Madeleine Françoise of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Castillo de la Mota (1937—).