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Viriato

“The given name 'Viriato' is derived from the Latin word 'viriatus', meaning 'manly' or 'masculine', and is likely of Latin origin.”

Latin · Boy · 3 syllables

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Top 500

Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#462
TrendNew ★
Peak year2015
Syllables3
OriginLatin
LanguageLatin
CultureRoman
Letters7
Numerology4 Chaldean 22
Global rank#462

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Viriato

The given name 'Viriato' is derived from the Latin word 'viriatus', meaning 'manly' or 'masculine', and is likely of Latin origin.

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Etymology

The given name 'Viriato' is derived from the Latin word 'viriatus', meaning 'manly' or 'masculine', and is likely of Latin origin. The name Viriato is associated with Viriathus, a Lusitanian leader who resisted the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula in the 2nd century BC.

Viriato currently ranks #462 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2015.

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