Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹɪv.əɹz/(American English) /ˈɹɪv.əz/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Denoted a person who lived near a river, from Middle English, from Old French riviere meaning "river", from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank". Related NamesDetails RootripariusOther Languages & CulturesRivière(French) Riva(Italian) Ribeiro(Portuguese) Rivas, Rivera, Rivero(Spanish) Categories boundaries, comedians, Emergency characters, English nouns, landforms, reggae songs, water, word names
