Nuno (given name)
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Nuno is a Portuguese
male name, derived either the Latin
Nunnus (grandfather) or Nonnus (chamberlain or squire). Is a name quite popular in the Portuguese speaking countries and communities. Its Spanish
variant is Nuño. There is also a female variant in Spanish: Nuña. The patronymic
for Nuno is Nunes
(Portuguese) (see also Núñez
in Spanish).
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...
male name, derived either the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
Nunnus (grandfather) or Nonnus (chamberlain or squire). Is a name quite popular in the Portuguese speaking countries and communities. Its Spanish
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...
variant is Nuño. There is also a female variant in Spanish: Nuña. The patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
for Nuno is Nunes
Nunes
Nunes is a Galician and Portuguese surname, originally a patronymic meaning Son of Nuno. Notable people with the name include:* Airas Nunes, Spanish cleric and troubador* Benedito Nunes, Brazilian philosopher and writer...
(Portuguese) (see also Núñez
Nunez
Nunez is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:-Academica:* Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic...
in Spanish).
It may refer to:
- Nuno RoqueNuno RoqueNuno Roque is a Portuguese actor, singer-songwriter and mime artist.He made his stage debut at Coliseu do Porto at the age of three and began a successful career as a variety child singer...
, Portuguese actor, singer-songwriter - 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 football player - Nuno Costa Santos, Portuguese football player
- Nuno LopesNuno LopesNuno Lopes is a Portuguese actor. Awarded, in 2006, with the Best Actor Globo de Ouro for his performance in Alice, he also took the Best Actor prize at the Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro and the Shooting Star award at the Berlin International Film Festival.-Training:He graduated from the...
, Portuguese actor - Nuno BettencourtNuno BettencourtNuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt is a Portuguese guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme whose hits include the acoustic ballads "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted"...
, United States musician - Nuno II Mendes, Count of PortugalVímara PeresVímara Peres, Count of Portugal was a Galician Christian duke of the 9th century in west Iberia. He was a vassal of the King of Asturias, Léon and Galicia, Alfonso III, and was sent to reconquer and secure from the Moors , in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, the area from the Minho River to...
- Saint Nuno Álvares PereiraNuno Álvares PereiraDom Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. , also spelled Nun'Álvares Pereira, was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile...
, Constable of PortugalConstable of PortugalConstable of Portugal or Constable of the Kingdom was a title created by the King of Portugal Ferdinand I in 1382, to substitute the title Alferes Mór do Reino. The constable was the second most powerful person in the kingdom, after the King of Portugal...
and General with a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile - Nuno TristãoNuno TristãoNuno Tristão was a 15th century Portuguese explorer and slave trader, active in the early 1440s, traditionally thought to be the first European to reach the region of Guinea .-First Voyage:Nuno Tristão was a knight of the household of Henry the Navigator...
, 15th Century Portuguese explorer - Nuno da CunhaNuno da CunhaNuno da Cunha was a governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1528 to 1538.He was the son of Antónia Pais and Tristão da Cunha, the famous Portuguese navigator, admiral and ambassador to Pope Leo X....
, Governor of Portuguese India - Nuno I Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638-1727), 1st Duke of CadavalDuke of CadavalThe Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. Dom Álvaro married Dona Phillipa of Melo, the rich daughter and heir of Rodrigo of Melo, 1st...
- Nuno II Álvares Pereira de Melo (1741-1771), 4th Duke of CadavalDuke of CadavalThe Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. Dom Álvaro married Dona Phillipa of Melo, the rich daughter and heir of Rodrigo of Melo, 1st...
- Nuno III Álvares Pereira de Melo (1799-1837), 6th Duke of CadavalDuke of CadavalThe Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. Dom Álvaro married Dona Phillipa of Melo, the rich daughter and heir of Rodrigo of Melo, 1st...
- Nuno IV Álvares Pereira de Melo (1888-1935), 9th Duke of CadavalDuke of CadavalThe Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. Dom Álvaro married Dona Phillipa of Melo, the rich daughter and heir of Rodrigo of Melo, 1st...
- Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (1804-1875), Portuguese Prime Minister (19th Century)
- Duarte Nuno, Duke of BraganzaDuarte Nuno, Duke of BraganzaDuarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza was a claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1920 until his death.-Birth:...
(1907-1976), claimant to the throne of Portugal