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, Slovakian pianist and composer
- Viera Schottertova, Slovakian model
- Viera Scheibner, Slovakian paleontologist and anti-vaccination activist
- Viera Tomanová, Slovakian politician and Minister of Labor