Henriques (surname)

Henriques (surname)

Henriques (Hen•ree'•kes) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning "Son of Henrique" (English: "Henry"). Its Spanish equivalent is "Enriquez". It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
*Afonso Henriques, First king of Portugal
*Andréa Henriques, Brazilian water polo player
*Basil Henriques, Jewish philanthropist
*Francisco Henriques, Flemish Renaissance painter
*Gregg Henriques, American psychologist
*Moisés Henriques, Australian cricketer
*Moses Cohen Henriques, Jewish pirate
*Robert Henriques, British writer, broadcaster and farmer
*Rodrigo de Miranda Henriques, Portuguese Governor of Angola (1652-1653)
*Sean Paul Henriques, a.k.a Sean Paul, Jamaican reggae artist
*Vicente Henriques, Brazilian water polo player

ee also

*Henriques family
*Haimirich


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