Fernandes
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Fernandes is a Portuguese language
surname
. The name is a patronymic
form of the Spanish and Portuguese personal name
Fernando
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People with the surname "Fernandes" include:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. The name is a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
form of the Spanish and Portuguese personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
Fernando
Fernando
Fernando may mean:* A Portuguese, Spanish and Italian given name equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand or Vernon, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".-First name:* Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon...
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People with the surname "Fernandes" include:
- Aaron FernandesAaron FernandesAaron Fernandes is a former field hockey player from Canada, who was member of the Men's National Team that finished in tenth position at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-International senior competitions:...
, Canadian field hockey player - Alex FernandesAlex FernandesAlexsandro Fernandes Xavier , often known simply as Alex, is a Mexican football striker. He currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México.-Career:...
, Brazilian football striker - António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer
- Baltazar FernandesBaltazar FernandesBaltazar Fernandes was a Portuguese colonist of Brazil who led the expeditions called Bandeirantes into the interior and laid the foundations of Sorocaba in the year 1654.-External links:*...
, Portuguese explorer of Brazil - Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
- Duarte FernandesDuarte FernandesDuarte Fernandes was a Portuguese diplomat and the first European to establish diplomatic relations with Thailand, when in 1511 he led a diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya Kingdom , after the Portuguese conquest of Malacca....
, Portuguese explorer and diplomat - Emanuel Fernandes, Portuguese politician
- Fabrice FernandesFabrice FernandesFabrice Fernandes is a French former footballer who played for several clubs, most particularly Southampton.-Playing career:He first joined an English team in 2000, after signing a season-long loan deal at Fulham...
, French footballer - Flávia FernandesFlávia FernandesFlávia Alvarenga Fernandes is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing in fourth place.-References:...
, Brazilian water polo player - Gelson FernandesGelson FernandesGelson Tavares Fernandes is a Swiss footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Leicester City on loan from AS Saint Etienne...
, Swiss football player - George FernandesGeorge FernandesGeorge Mathew Fernandes is an Indian trade unionist, politician, journalist, agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He is a key member of the Janata Dal , and was the founder of the Samata Party...
, Indian politician - Jane FernandesJane FernandesJane Kelleher Fernandes is a deaf educator and is the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Asheville as of July 1, 2008. Dr. Fernandes was the former President Designate of Gallaudet University...
, Former President Designate of Gallaudet University - Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes BragaTeófilo BragaJoaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga ]] 24 February 1843 – 28 January 1924) was a Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the abdication of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected President of the First Portuguese Republic, following...
, Portuguese politician, writer and playwright - João Fernandes LavradorJoão Fernandes LavradorJoão Fernandes Lavrador was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was the first modern explorer in the coasts of the Northeast of Northern America, including the Labrador peninsula, which bears his name.-Expeditions:Fernandes was granted a patent by King Manuel I in 1498 given him...
, Portuguese explorer - John FernandesJohn FernandesJohn Fernandes is an American multi-instrumentalist musician.-Professional career:Fernandes, along with several other members of the Elephant Six Collective, joined the acclaimed psychedelic pop group The Olivia Tremor Control in Athens, GA in 1994...
, American musician - Manuel Henriques Fernandes, Portuguese football player
- Nomi FernandesNomi FernandesNomi Fernandes is a Swiss glamour model and former showgirl.-Early life:Fernandes was born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland. She has a Venezuelan and Portuguese background from her mother and a Swiss and South African background from her father....
, Swiss glamour model - Oscar FernandesOscar FernandesOscar Fernandes is an India politician, a senior Indian National Congress leader and AICC General Secretary. He was the Minister of State of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Dr. Manmohan Singh's first UPA government in India. He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Udupi...
, Indian politician - Paula FernandesPaula FernandesPaula Fernandes is a Brazilian sertanejo and country singer.- Biography :Born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Paula Fernandes started singing when she was eight years-old, releasing her first album two years later. Her second album, named Voarei, was released in 1995, and was inspired by the Ana...
, Brazilian singer - Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer
- Remo FernandesRemo FernandesLuís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes, more popularly known as Remo Fernandes is a pop/rock/Indian fusion artist and playback singer from the state of Goa, India. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles he's been exposed to as a child in Goa and in his later travels...
, Indian musician - Rodrigo Fernandes ValeteRodrigo Fernandes ValeteRodrigo Fernandes Valete or simply Fernandes , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Figueirense.-External links:...
, Brazilian football player - Tony FernandesTony FernandesTan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes CBE is a Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly"...
, Malaysian entrepreneur - Vanderlei Fernandes SilvaDerleiVanderlei Fernandes Silva , aka Derlei, is a retired Brazilian-Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal , having represented all three most important clubs in the country, and amassing top division totals of 187 games and 70...
, Brazilian football player - Vasco FernandesVasco FernandesVasco Fernandes , better known as Grão Vasco, was one of the main Portuguese Renaissance painters.Vasco Fernandes was probably born in Viseu, in Northern Portugal, where he began his career in the team of painters executing the main altarpiece of Viseu Cathedral . Between 1506 and 1511 he painted...
, known as Grão Vasco, Portuguese painter - Vanessa FernandesVanessa FernandesVanessa de Sousa Fernandes is a Portuguese athlete from Perosinho, Vila Nova de Gaia and a former triathlon European and World champion...
, famous Portuguese triathlon athlete