Vieira Family History
Vieira Name Meaning
Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of the places called Vieira in Portugal and Galicia (Spain) (Pontevedra) possibly a derivative of via ‘way’ or named with vieira ‘scallop’ (from veneria a derivative of the name Venus) a symbol of the pilgrim who had been to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela. Compare Viera Vierra and Vieyra .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022