Viera (name)
Viera is a female given name, similar to Vera. It means "faith" in the Slavic languages, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word "verus", "true" (both words are derived from the PIE *weh₁ro- "true"). It was formerly a nickname for Vieroslava, and is pronounced vyeh-rah.
Name days
- Czech: 8 October
- Slovak: 5 October
- French: 18 September
- Latvian: 17 September
- Bulgarian: 17 September
- Russian: 30 September
- Swedish: 30 May
Notable persons with this name
- Viera Janárceková, Slovak pianist and composer
- Viera Schottertova, Slovak model
- Viera Scheibner, Slovak paleontologist and anti-vaccination activist
- Viera Tomanová, Slovak politician and Minister of Labor
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