Rivera

Common Spanish surname

Rivera is a Spanish surname, originally indicating someone who lived near a riverbank.

It ranks among the most common Hispanic surnames in the Americas.

Notable bearers include Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and Puerto Rican baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera.

The Riveras moved here from San Juan.

muralist

Diego

Spanish male given name

pre-Columbian · indigenous · peasants · workers · revolution · nationalist · Frida · cubism · monumental · scaffold

surname

patronymic

Name from father's name

genealogy · family name · heritage · Puerto Rican · Mexican · Latin American · clan · descendants · bloodline · dynasty

notable

Geraldo

  • RonMasculine name, shortened
  • JerryMasculine given name
  • DiegoSpanish male given name

bandleader · Broadway · journalist · singer · Glee · basketball · entertainer · performer · celebrity

geographic

Riviera

Famous Mediterranean coastline

municipality · neighborhood · barrio

Categories
Opposites
name etymology/origin

RiveraSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Jones · Williams · Johnson · Brown · Miller

cultural identity

RiveraSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Jones · Williams · Johnson · Brown · O'Connor

ARTISTIC IDEOLOGY (Diego Rivera)

RiveraRockefeller

Industrial dynasty surname

Andy Warhol · Norman Rockwell · Frida Kahlo

Phrases
Family

river, riverside, riverbank, riverbed, riverfront, riverine

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G