Gomes (surname)

Gomes (surname)

Gomes is a very popular Portuguese last name predominantly found in Portugal as well as its former colonies, Andorra, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome & Principe for other colonies refer to Portuguese colonies

Most likely of Visigothic in origin, meaning guma or "man." Some have suggested an alternative derivation for the name, from the ancient Luso monosyllabic "Omsh".As the Spanish family name Gómez, the Portuguese variant is a patronymic version of the medieval given name "Gome" or "Gomo", meaning literally "son of Gome".

Coat of arms

On the coat of arms you will find a Chicken tending to her three chicks in a nest. This image is positioned upon a charge. The image is duplicated upon this charge, but upon a coronet.

When analyzing this crest we can determine that is extremely old. It is not an extravagant emblem, which became popular after the 16th century. As well, by looking at the colours, they are very subtle with blue being the more predominant. This is another indication of its age, since newer coat of arms are more vibrant in colour and make use of more colours. The blue itself is an older colour.

People with this surname

*Albert Gomes (1911–1978), Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author
*Ana Maria Gomes (born 1954), Portuguese politician
*Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), Brazilian composer
*Anthony Gomes (born 1975), Canadian musician
*Eduardo Gomes (1896–1981), Brazilian soldier and politician
*Heurelho Gomes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
*Jonny Gomes (born 1980), American baseball player
*José Alencar Gomes da Silva (born 1931), Brazilian politician
*Larry Gomes (born 1953), Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team
*Manuel F. Gomes, Ship's captain, master mariner
*Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1861–1941), president of Portugal
*Nuno Gomes (born 1976), Portuguese footballer
*Peter J. Gomes (born 1942), a African American clergyman
*Ralph Gomes (born 1937), Guyanese track and field athlete
*Raoul Gomes, president of Portuguese Association of Ryerson
*Ryan Gomes (born 1982), American basketball player
*Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (1868–1966), Brazilian politician
*Soeiro Pereira Gomes (1909 – c. 1949), Portuguese writer


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