What origin is the surname Viera from?

Question

I was just wondering...the origins of that name stumps me. any help please?

thank you

Answer 1

The word viera is Russian (actual writing вера) and means faith.

I posted a guide on how to pronounce Russian letters below.

The second link is for the Russian to English on-line translation. You will need to copy and paste the Russian letters and select "Russian to English" in the drop-down to make it work.

Answer 2

Viera Name Meaning and History -

Galician and Spanish: possibly a variant spelling of Vieira. In Spain the surname is found mainly in the island of Tenerife.

Vieira Name Meaning and History -

1.  religious byname from Portuguese vieria ‘scallop’ (Late Latin veneria, a derivative of the name of Venus; the goddess was often depicted riding on a scallop). The scallop was a symbol of the pilgrim who had been to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.

2.  habitational name from any of numerous minor places called Vieiria.

Answer 3

It's a Portuguese name and is very common in New England because of the number of Portuguese fishermen who settled there in the last 150 years.

Answer 4

Woww...It's my second last name...Where are you from??

Viera is a Galician  last name and it's a very common last name here (the four Galician provinces), in  north region of Portugal, in Asturias, in the Canary Islands and  in some in Latin American country where the Galician emigration was great ( Argentina,Cuba and Uruguay)

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Vieira is an Portuguese last name.

Viera is an Galician last name.

Eu sou de Galiza.

Answer 5

Have you ever traced your family history? And I'm going to guess France. Riviera, viera.... uh.... similar enough! Maybe Spanish.