Surname · also Friulian

Riavez

“brown”

Riavez is a surname from Friulian, ultimately from Slovene. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Riavez goes back to a word meaning “brown.”

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Where it comes from

Riavez comes from Friulian, and ultimately from Slovene.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Italian usage, Riavez as a surname developed from Rjavec.

Riavez’s family of names

In Italian usage, Riavez as a surname developed from the Slovenian form Rjavec.

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