Etymology

Nevis

Ne·vis
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Today it means: An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Full definition →

Spanish nieves
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromnieves“snows”
  2. English todayNevis

From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

Words from the same roots

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