Nunes

Nunes

Nunes

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Nunes is a common Portuguese surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic (son of Nuno). The name itself is believed to be either of Latin "Nunnus, Nonnus", or more likely Celtic etymology.[1] Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name.

Notable people with the name

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Other uses

  • Instituto Pedro Nunes, non-profit private organization for innovation and technology transfer based in Coimbra, Portugal

See also

  • Núñez, the Spanish version of the name

References

  1. [1]
    Lidia Becker (2009), Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.–12. Jahrhundert) (De Gruyter), pp. 773ff.
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