Fernandes
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Fernandes is a Portuguese language surname.[1] The name is a patronymic form of the Spanish and Portuguese personal name Fernando.[2]
People with the surname "Fernandes" include:
- Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player
- Alex Fernandes, Brazilian football striker
- António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer
- Baltazar Fernandes, Portuguese explorer of Brazil
- Duarte Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and diplomat
- Emanuel Fernandes, Portuguese politician
- Fabrice Fernandes, French footballer
- Flávia Fernandes, Brazilian water polo player
- Gelson Fernandes, Swiss football player
- George Fernandes, Indian politician
- Jane Fernandes, Former President Designate of Gallaudet University
- Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, Portuguese politician, writer and playwright
- João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer
- John Fernandes, American musician
- Manuel Henriques Fernandes, Portuguese football player
- Nomi Fernandes, Swiss glamour model
- Oscar Fernandes, Indian politician
- Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer
- Remo Fernandes, Indian musician
- Tina Fernandes Botts, Attorney, Professor
- Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur
- Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player
- Vasco Fernandes, known as Grão Vasco, Portuguese painter
- Vanessa Fernandes, famous portuguese triathlon athlete
[edit] See also
- Fernández and Hernández
- Fernandes Guitars, a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer
[edit] References
- ^ Origin of Fernandes in a Portuguese genealogical site.
- ^ "Fernandes Name Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Fernandes-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 28 July 2009. For the etymology of the surname Fernandes this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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