- Fernandes
Fernandes is a common
surname in thePortuguese language , namely inPortugal andBrazil . It was originally apatronymic , 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 theMozarabs and Muwallads inAl-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 ,Malaysia n entrepreneur
*Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player
*Vasco Fernandes , known as "Grão Vasco", Portuguese painter
*Vanessa Fernandes , famous portuguese triathlon athleteIt may also mean:
*Fernandes Guitars , a guitar and guitar accessory manufactureree also
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