Viera (given 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". It was formerly a nickname for Vieroslava, and is pronounced vyeh-rah.
Name days
The name is celebrated on various 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 Scheibner, Slovak paleontologist and anti-vaccination activist
- Viera Schottertova, Slovak model
- Viera Strnisková, Slovak actress
- Viera Tomanová, Slovak politician and Minister of Labor