Gomez
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Gomez or Gómez is a common Spanish
surname. The Portuguese
and Old Galician
is Gomes
, while the Catalan
form is Gomis
.
It is derived from the given name Gomes which is a loanword of the Visigothic word guma "man". It is itself related to the Common Germanic word guma (Old English guma "man", Middle English gome) / gomo (High Old German gomo "man", Middle High German gome) related to Latin homo "man".
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
surname. The Portuguese
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...
is Gomes
Gomes
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:*Abel Gomes, Early surfboard builder, first hollow board Oahu 1910-1967...
, while the Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
form is Gomis
Gomis
Gomis is a French and Catalan surname. It is a Catalan form of Gomes as well as diaspora in French-speaking countries, may refer to:*Anna Gomis, French wrestler*Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer of Senegalese descent...
.
It is derived from the given name Gomes which is a loanword of the Visigothic word guma "man". It is itself related to the Common Germanic word guma (Old English guma "man", Middle English gome) / gomo (High Old German gomo "man", Middle High German gome) related to Latin homo "man".
People
- Arthur GómezArthur GomezArthur Gómez is a Gambian football striker.- Career :He began his playing career at a team called the Banjul Hawks and Flamemins F.C.. Gómez joined Manchester United in July 2001. Having played internationally at a young age, the English club had spotted him and he was soon apart of the youth ranks...
(born 1984), Gambian football (soccer) player - Bolívar GómezBolívar GómezBolívar Efrén Gómez Valencia is an Ecuadorian football defender. He obtained one international cap for the Ecuador national football team, making his only appearance in 1999.-References:**...
(born 1977), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player - Camilo GómezCamilo GómezCamilo Andrés Gómez Archila is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2003...
(born 1984), Colombian road cyclist - Carlos GómezCarlos GómezCarlos Argelis Gómez Pena, nicknamed "Go-Go", is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Minor leagues:...
(born 1985), Dominican baseball player - Emmanuel GómezEmmanuel GómezEmmanuel Gómez is a Gambian footballer who last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
(born 1990), Gambian football (soccer) player - Francis GómezFrancis GómezFrancis Gómez is a retired female judoka from Venezuela. She competed for her native South American country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the semifinals of the Women's Half-Heavyweight division to France's Estha Essombe. Gómez claimed a total number of three medals during her...
(born 1968), Venezuelan judoka - Francisco Javier Gómez NoyaFrancisco Javier Gómez NoyaFrancisco Javier Gómez Noya is a Spanish triathlete.Born to Spanish immigrants in Basel, Switzerland, he soon returned to Spain and now lives in Ferrol, Galicia...
, a Spanish triathlete - Jaime Luis Gomez (born 1975), American rapper & actor
- Jill GomezJill GomezJill Gomez is a Trinidadian and British soprano of Hispanic origin.She was born in Guyana to a Trinidadian father and British mother; was raised in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; and has made her career primarily in the United Kingdom. After studying briefly at St...
(born 1942), British soprano - Jorge GómezJorge GómezJorge Luis Gómez Carreño is a retired football defender from Chile. He made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1997-06-11 in a Copa América match against Paraguay. He obtained a total number of eight caps during his professional career.-References:*...
(born 1968), Chilean football (soccer) player - Joseph GómezJoseph GómezJoseph Gómez Nding is a Gambian footballer. He currently plays for Wallidan F.C..-Career:Gómez began his career on youth side from Wallidan F.C. and was promoted to first team in January 2007. In 2006 and 2007 he had trials in FK Bodø/Glimt. In May 2007 had an two-week trial at Paris SG, he was...
(born 1987), Gambian football (soccer) player - Joshua GomezJoshua GomezJoshua Eli Gomez is an American actor best known for his role as Morgan Grimes on Chuck. He is the younger brother of actor Rick Gomez....
(born 1975), American actor - Juan Vicente GómezJuan Vicente GómezJuan Vicente Gómez Chacón was a military general and de facto ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935. He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.-Early years:Gómez was a barely literate cattle herder and...
(1857–1935), ruler of Venezuela in 1908–35 - Lefty GomezLefty GómezVernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees...
(1908–1989), American baseball player - María Cristina GómezMaría Cristina GómezMaría Cristina Gómez was a Baptist primary school teacher and community leader in El Salvador who was abducted and murdered on April 5, 1989.-Christian mission:...
(1938–1989), Salvadoran murder victim - Mariano GómezMariano GómezMariano Gómez y Guard was a Filipino secular priest, part of the Gomburza trio who were falsely accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century. He was placed in a mock trial and summarily executed in Manila along with two other clergymen.-Early...
(1799–1872), Filipino martyr and priest and member of Gomburza - Mario GómezMario GómezMario Gómez García is a German footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Gómez joined Bayern after six years in Stuttgart. The fee was a record for a player transferred in the Bundesliga, estimated to be 30–35 million euro...
(born 1985), German footballer - Máximo GómezMáximo GómezMáximo Gómez y Báez was a Major General in the Ten Years' War and Cuba's military commander in that country's War of Independence ....
(1836–1905), Dominican military who helped to lead Cuba independence from Spain - Oscar GómezOscar GómezOscar Edegardo Gómez is a retired male light-middleweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(born 1975), Argentine light-middleweight boxer - Rick GomezRick GomezRichard Harper "Rick" Gomez is an American actor. He is known for portraying T-4. George Luz, in the HBO television miniseries Band of Brothers, and as "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in the cult hit Nickelodeon TV series The Adventures of Pete and Pete.-Movies:*Love Ranch - Tom Macy*Another Cinderella...
(born 1972), American actor - Richard GomezRichard GomezRichard Gomez is a Filipino actor, comedian, model, athlete, television presenter, and director. He is one of the famous actors in Philippine Cinema. He graduated from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.-Biography and Career:Gomez was raised by his grandmother...
(born 1966), Filipino actor - Ron GomezRon GomezRonald James Gomez, Sr., known as Ron Gomez , is a veteran print and broadcast journalist, author , and businessman from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette Parish, from 1980-1989. From 1990-1992, he was the secretary of natural resources in...
(born 1934), Louisiana journalist and former state representative - Selena GomezSelena GomezSelena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
(born 1992), American actress and singer - Tamara Gómez GarridoTamara Gómez GarridoTamara Gómez Garrido is a professional Spanish triathlete and member of the National High Performance Team .In 2010, Tamara Gómez had her definite breakthrough...
(born 1991), a Spanish triathlete - Ulysses GomezUlysses GomezUlysses Gomez is a Mexican American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Gomez has mostly fought in PFC and Tachi Palace Fights and is also known for his grappling career....
(born 1983), Mexican-American mixed martial arts fighter
Places
- Gómez, Buenos Aires Gómez, Buenos AiresGómez is a town in Brandsen Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in km marker 38 of National Route 215.- Population :According to the last census the population count was 335 which represents a growth of 58.7% over 211 the previous census.- Gómez or Estación Gómez:This town...
- Estadio Manuel Gómez ArellanoEstadio Manuel Gomez ArellanoEstadio Manuel Gómez Arellano was a multi-use stadium in Chimbote . It is no longer used by football team José Gálvez FBC. The stadium held 15,000 people. It was replaced by Estadio Olímpico Municipal in 2007....
, a multi-use stadium in Ancash, Peru - Máximo Gómez, CubaMáximo Gómez, CubaMáximo Gómez is a town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.It was the seat of its own municipality that included the communities of Rancho del Medio and Sabanilla de la Palma until 1976, when its territories were amalgamated in the Martí municipality....
- Sala y GómezSala y GómezIsla Salas y Gómez, also known as Isla Sala y Gómez, is a small uninhabited Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost point in the Polynesian Triangle...
, a small uninhabited Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean - Gómez Palacio, Durango, a city in northern Mexico
Media
- Gomez AddamsGomez AddamsGomez Addams is the fictional patriarch of The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s....
, the cigar-smoking, eccentric millionaire patriarch of the Addams family - "Gomez", a Hard SF short story by C.M. Kornbluth