Vieri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Christian Vieri (born 1973), Italian international footballer, striker, son of Roberto and brother of Max
  • Francesco de Vieri, called Verino the second (1524-1591), Italian philosopher
  • Lido Vieri (born 1939), Italian international football manager and former professional footballer, goalkeeper
  • Max Vieri (born 1978), Australian international football (soccer) player, son of Roberto and brother of Christian
  • Roberto Vieri (born 1946), Italian footballer, father of Christian and Max
Vieri
Origin
Meaningfrom French surname, Olivier. Vieri and Vièri themselves are the short form of Olivièri and Olivieri. Olivier was derived from oliva (olive).[1]
Region of originItaly
Other names
Variant form(s)Vièri, Olivièri, Olivieri,[1] (and other variants of Olivieri: Liverani, Ulivieri, etc.[1])

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References

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  1. ^ a b c De Felice, Emidio (March 1979) [first published in February 1978]. Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Book 3 of "I Dizionari" series (in Italian) (2 ed.). Cles: Oscar Studio Mondadori (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore). pp. 180–181.