Fernandes
| Fernandes | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "Son of Fernando" |
| Region of origin | Portugal |
| Related names | Fernandez, Hernández, Hernandes |
Fernandes is a Portuguese surname.[1] The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando.[2]
Fernandes is also a name of an Acaí Place in Brazil. http://acaifernandes.com.br/
People with the surname Fernandes include
- Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player
- Alex Fernandes, Brazilian football striker
- Álvaro Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and navigator
- António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer
- Baltasar Fernandes, Portuguese explorer of Brazil
- Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
- Duarte Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and diplomat
- Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (born 1944), Portuguese politician
- Emanuel Fernandes (beach volleyball) (born 1967), beach volleyball player from Angola
- 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
- Paula Fernandes, Brazilian singer
- Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer
- Remo Fernandes, Indian musician
- Rodrigo Fernandes Valete, Brazilian football player
- Romeo Fernandes, Indian football player
- Rosette Batarda Fernandes, Portuguese botanist
- Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur
- Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player
- Vânia Fernandes, Portuguese singer
- Vasco Fernandes, known as Grão Vasco, Portuguese painter
- Vanessa Fernandes, famous Portuguese triathlon athlete
Others
- Fernandes Guitars, a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer
See also
References
- ↑ Origin of Fernandes in a Portuguese genealogical site.
- ↑ "Fernandes Name Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. 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.