Gomes
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Gomes is a common Portuguese
and Old Galician
surname
It derived from the given name Gomes which derived from the Visigothic word guma meaning "man".
It may refer to:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Old Galician
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
It derived from the given name Gomes which derived from the Visigothic word guma meaning "man".
It may refer to:
- Abel Gomes, Early surfboard builder, first hollow board Oahu 1910-1967
- Allan Gomes, First Jr mens Makaha Surf Champion 1954,1955 Oahu 1938-1997
- Albert GomesAlbert GomesAlbert Maria Gomes , a Trinidad and Tobago unionist, politician, and writer of Portuguese descent, was the first Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was the founder of the Political Progress Groups and later led the Party of Political Progress Groups...
, Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author - Ana Maria GomesAna Maria GomesAna Maria Rosa Martins Gomes, better known as Ana Gomes, GCC , is a Portuguese politician, who suspended her career as a diplomat to enter party politics in 2003. In 2004, she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament and was reelected in June 2009...
, Portuguese politician - Antone J. Gomes, Hawaiian legislature (House 1907) Maui
- Antônio Carlos GomesAntônio Carlos GomesAntônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....
, Brazilian composer - Anthony GomesAnthony GomesAnthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. He was born to a Portuguese father and a French-Canadian mother...
, Canadian musician - Diogo GomesDiogo GomesDiogo Gomes , was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer.Diogo Gomes was a servant and explorer of Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. His memoirs were dictated late in his life to Martin Behaim...
, Portugese navigator and explorer - Eduardo GomesEduardo GomesAir Marshal Eduardo Gomes was a Brazilian politician and military figure. He was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil....
, Brazilian soldier and politician - Fernão GomesFernão GomesFernão Gomes was a Portuguese merchant and explorer from Lisbon, the son of Tristão Gomes de Brito .In 1469, King Afonso V of Portugal granted him the monopoly on trade in the Gulf of Guinea...
, Portugese 15th century explorer - Francisco Luís GomesFrancisco Luís GomesFrancisco Luís Gomes was an Indo-Portuguese physician, writer, historian, economist, political scientist and MP in the Portuguese parliament. A liberal by political orientation, Gomes represented Portuguese India in the Cortes Gerais from 1861 to 1869...
, Indo-Portuguese physician, politician, writer, historian, and economist - Harold GomesHarold GomesHarold Gomes is a former professional boxer. He fought 60 times between 1951 and 1963; winning 50 and losing 10...
, American boxer - Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer
- Jessica GomesJessica GomesJessica Gomes is an Australian model of Singaporean-Chinese and Portuguese heritage who appeared in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Swimsuit Issue of the United States–published magazine Sports Illustrated. She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist...
, Australian model - Jonny GomesJonny GomesJonathan Johnson "Jonny" Gomes is an American professional baseball outfielder.-Early years:...
, American baseball player - José Alencar Gomes da Silva, Brazilian politician
- Larry GomesLarry GomesHilary Angelo Gomes is a former West Indian cricketer.He toured England with the West Indian Schoolboys team in 1967 and he made his first-class debut as a left-handed batsman for Trinidad and Tobogo versus the New Zealanders in 1971/72. He joined Middlesex in 1972 and played between 1973 and 1976...
, Trinidadian cricketer - Manuel Teixeira GomesManuel Teixeira GomesManuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE was a Portuguese politician and writer. He served as the seventh President of Portugal between 5 October 1923 and 11 December 1925.-Personal life:...
, president of Portugal - Miguel Gomes (fencer), Portuguese fencer.
- Nuno GomesNuno GomesNuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...
, Portuguese footballer - Pat Gomes, Motion Pictures Set Designer
- Peter J. GomesPeter J. GomesPeter John Gomes was an American preacher and theologian,the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School and Pusey Minister at Harvard's Memorial Church—in the words of Harvard's president "one of the great preachers of our generation, and a living symbol of courage and...
, United States clergyman - Ralph GomesRalph GomesRalph Gomes is a retired track and field athlete from Guyana. He competed in the middle-distances, and represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-References:*...
, Guyanese track and field athlete - Ryan GomesRyan GomesRyan Anthony Gomes is an American professional basketball forward with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association....
, United States basketball player - Venceslau Brás Pereira GomesVenceslau Brás Pereira GomesVenceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was a Brazilian politician. Brás was born in Brasópolis , Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. He declared war...
, Brazilian politician - Soeiro Pereira GomesSoeiro Pereira GomesJoaquim Soeiro Pereira Gomes was a Portuguese writer of realist influence and became one of the major names of Portuguese literature of the 20th century. Pereira Gomes is, along with Alves Redol, the biggest name of the Portuguese neo-realist movement...
, Portuguese writer
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, an asteroid - Gomes Elementary School, a public elementary school in Fremont, California, USA
- Eduardo Gomes International AirportEduardo Gomes International AirportBrigadeiro Eduardo Gomes-Manaus International Airport , is the main airport serving Manaus, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian politician and military figure Air Marshall Eduardo Gomes ....