Meaning and Origin
What does the name Neve mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Canada, the name Neve means "'beautiful'. 'Very beautiful' and is of Irish origin. 'Snow'".
- According to 2 people from Italy and New Zealand, the name Neve is of Irish origin and means "beautiful".
- A submission from Italy says the name Neve means "Very beautiful" and is of Irish origin.
- 2 people from the United Kingdom and Australia agree the name Neve means "Snow".
- According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Neve is of Irish origin and means "'Neve' is adopted from 'Niamh'. Niamh was an Irish queen or princess of eternal youth".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Neve means "As Bright as the moon" and is of Irish origin.
Etymology: F., fr. � nix nivis, snow
- The upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. The female is nift. Doublet of nephew.
- (rare or obsolete) Nephew.
- (rare or obsolete) A male cousin.
- (rare or obsolete) A grandson.
- (rare) A spendthrift.
neve was also found in the following language(s): Aiwoo, Albanian, Cheyenne, Galician, Guinea-Bissau Creole, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Mauritian Creole, Middle Dutch, Middle English, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Portuguese, and Seychellois Creole