Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Occitan, French, Catalan Pronounced Pron. Vee--rie(Occitan) [key] Meaning & History Southern French (Occitan) and Catalan variant of Occitan Verai and Veray, nickname from Occitan verai ‘honest’. From southern France this name spread to northern Catalonia.
Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan, Pangasinan Pronounced Pron. /bi.ˈɾaj/(Tagalog) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Occupational name derived from Tagalog, Pampangan and Pangasinan biray referring to a type of small, flat-bottomed rowing boat.