Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Portuguese, Galician Pronounced Pron. /fi.ˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/(European Portuguese) /fi.ˈɡe.ɾɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /fi.ˈɡej.ɾɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /fi.ˈɣej.ɾa̝/(Galician) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).