Fernandes

Fernandes

Fernandes is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "son of Fernando" (English: Ferdinand). Its Spanish equivalents are "Fernández" and "Hernández". The "Arabized" version of this surname is "Ibn Faranda". It was used by the Mozarabs and Muwallads in Al-Andalus.

It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
*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
*Oscar Fernandes, Indian politician
*Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer
*Remo Fernandes, Indian musician
*Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur
*Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player
*Vasco Fernandes, known as "Grão Vasco", Portuguese painter
*Vanessa Fernandes, famous portuguese triathlon athlete

It may also mean:
*Fernandes Guitars, a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer

ee also

*Fernández


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