The Vieira Surname
Vieira Name Meaning and History
- 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.
- habitational name from any of numerous minor places called Vieiria.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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