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Mendonça is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname (sometimes anglised versions appear as Mendonca). The Spanish variant is Mendoza. The name derives from Basque mendi (mountain) and (h)otz (cold), which in turn provides the name for a village in Álava featuring a castle-tower that belonged to a noble family of the Middle Ages. The name may refer to:
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Persons
General
- Ana de Mendonça, Portuguese mistress of King John II of Portugal
- Carla Mendonça, English actress
- Cristóvão de Mendonça, Portuguese explorer
- Duda Mendonça, Brazilian public relations specialist
- Fernando Mendonça D'Oliveira, Portuguese diplomat
- Gilberto Mendonça Teles, Brazilian writer
- Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer
- Leroy A. Mendonca, United States Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in Korea
- Leoni Mendonça, Brazilian Senator and businessman
- Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto, Portuguese prime minister
- Eneida A. Mendonça, Brazilian-born physician-scientist / biomedical informatician
- Gilbert John Mendonca,the first Eastindian MLA(member of legislative asembly India)
Musicians
- Eduardo Mendonça, Brazilian musician
- Jason Mendonca, British musician
- Kathy Mendonca, United States musician
- Newton Mendonça, Brazilian musician
- Paulo Mendonça, Swedish musician
- Rocher Mendonça, Surinam musician
- Nathaniel Mendonça, Surinam musician
Sports
- António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
- Clive Mendonca, English footballer
- Ivor Mendonca, West Indian cricketer
- Jorge Mendonça, Brazilian footballer
- Jorge Alberto Mendonça, Portuguese/Angolan footballer
- Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos, Brazilian footballer
- Romero Mendonça Sobrinho, Brazilian footballer
- Sandro da Silva Mendonça, Brazilian footballer
- Tommy Mendonca, American baseball player
Other
- Mendonça, municipality in São Paulo, Brazil
- Xylia mendoncae, Mozambican legume of the Fabaceae family
See also
- Mendoza (disambiguation), Spanish variant
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