Vieira
| Pronunciation | [vj'ejra] |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Scallop |
| Region of origin | Galicia Portugal |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Vieyra |
Vieira is a Galician and Portuguese surname. It is the Galician and Portuguese word for "scallop".[1]
The surname may refer to:
- Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (Vieirinha, born 1986), Portuguese footballer
- Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão, born 1977), Brazilian futsal player
- Alice Vieira (born 1943), Portuguese writer
- Álvaro Siza Vieira (born 1933), Portuguese architect
- Anton de Vieira (1682?–1745), Russian administrator
- António Vieira (1608–1697), Portuguese diplomat
- Asia Vieira (born 1982), Canadian actress
- Cláudia Vieira (born 1978), Portuguese actress
- Carlos Adriano de Souza Vieira (Adriano Gabiru, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
- Edward T. Vieira, Jr. (born 1956), American professor, author, and researcher
- Francisco de Matos Vieira (Vieira Lusitano, 1699–1783), Portuguese royal painter, illustrator and engraver
- Jelon Vieira, Brazilian choreographer
- João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009), Guinea-Bissau politician
- Jorvan Vieira (born 1953), Brazilian-Portuguese football coach
- José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), Angolan writer
- Jussiê Ferreira Vieira (Jussiê, born 1983), Brazilian footballer
- Leonel Vieira (born 1969), Portuguese film director
- Leandro Ricardo Vieira (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
- Luís Filipe Vieira (born 1949), president of S.L. Benfica
- Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (Marcelo, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
- Meredith Vieira (born 1953), American journalist and TV host
- Milton Vieira (born 1978), Brazilian martial artist
- Patrick Vieira (born 1976), French footballer and coach
- Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira (born 1958), Brazilian politician
- Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998), Bissau-Guinean footballer
- Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), Brazilian diplomat
- Thyago Vieira (born 1993) Brazilian Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
- Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (born 1939), last Portuguese Governor of Macau
See also
References
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