Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Catalan, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ri.ˈbe.ɾə/(Catalan) /ri.ˈbe.ɾa/(Catalan) /ri.ˈβɛ.ɾa/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from any of various locations in Spain named Ribera, derived from Catalan and Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore".