Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Portuguese, Galician, Catalan Pronounced Pron. /vi.ˈlaɾ/(European Portuguese) /vi.ˈlax/(Brazilian Portuguese) /bi.ˈlaɾ/(Galician) /bi.ˈɫa/(Catalan) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "hamlet, farm" in Portuguese, Galician and Catalan, from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa. Related NamesDetails RootvillaVariantsVila, Vilaró(Catalan) Other Languages & CulturesVilla(Italian) Villa, Villar(Spanish)