Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ri.ˈβe.ɾa/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore", from Latin riparius. Related NamesDetails RootripariusVariantsRivas, RiveroOther Languages & CulturesRivers(English) Rivière(French) Riva(Italian) Ribeiro(Portuguese) Categories beach, boundaries, child actors, Guatemalan heads of state, nature, TV presenters, water