Fernandes is a surname in the

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

-speaking countries. The name is a

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form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name ''

Fernando Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

''. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in

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and in São Tomé and Príncipe, the 10th one in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and the 18th one in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The Spanish version of this surname is

Fernández Fernández () is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Fernando". The Germanic name that it derives from ( Gothic: ''Frið-nanð'') means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is ''Ibn Faranda' ...

. Fernandes surname is also very common in

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

People with the surname Fernandes include

Explorers

Álvaro Fernandes Álvaro Fernandes (sometimes given erroneously as António Fernandes), was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer from Madeira, in the service of Henry the Navigator. He captained two important expeditions (in 1445 and 1446), which expanded the limit ...

, Portuguese explorer and navigator * António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer *

Baltasar Fernandes Captain Baltasar Fernandes (also spelled ''Baltazar'' or ''Balthazar'') (c. 1580 - c. 1667) was a Portuguese colonist of Brazil who led the expeditions called Bandeirantes into the interior seeking gold, silver, and iron. He was the founder and o ...

, Portuguese explorer of Brazil *

Duarte Fernandes Duarte Fernandes (16th century) was a Portuguese diplomat, explorer, and was the first European to establish diplomatic relations with Thailand, when in 1511 he led a diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya Kingdom (Kingdom of Siam), after the Portuguese ...

, Portuguese explorer and diplomat *

João Fernandes Lavrador João Fernandes Lavrador (1453-1501) () was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was one of the first modern explorers of the Northeast coasts of North America, including the large Labrador peninsula, which was named after him b ...

, Portuguese explorer *

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ( es, Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. He is best known for his involvement with Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595–1 ...

, Portuguese explorer

Academics

Florestan Fernandes Florestan Fernandes (22 July 1920 – 10 August 1995) was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice. Life and career Fernandes came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he to ...

, Brazilian sociologist and politician *

Jane Fernandes Jane Fernandes (born ''Jane Frances Kelleher''; August 21, 1956, in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a Deaf American educator and social justice advocate. As of August 2021, Fernandes is the President of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. In ...

, president-designate of Gallaudet University *

Norma Fernandes Norma Fernandes is a teacher from Karachi, Pakistan. Life Fernandes was educated at St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi. She started off her career teaching at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. She also was a sportswoman, a dramatist, and mu ...

, Pakistani Catholic teacher, honored with

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

* Rosette Batarda Fernandes, Portuguese botanist

In Arts and Entertainment

* Ana Rocha Fernandes, Cape Verdian film director, editor and screenwriter *

Erica Fernandes Erica Jennifer Fernandes is an Indian actress and model, who works in Indian television and films. She got her breakthrough with her television debut, portraying Dr. Sonakshi Bose in ''Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi''. Erica has also acted in many ...

, Indian TV actress and model *

John Fernandes John Kiran Fernandes (born November 21, 1975) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician. Professional career Fernandes, along with several other members of the Elephant Six Collective, joined the acclaimed psychedelic pop group The Olivia ...

, American musician * Manuel Gardner Fernandes, German musician * Maria Celestina Fernandes (born 1945), Angolan author, mostly of children's books * Nomi Fernandes, Swiss glamour model * Paula Fernandes, Brazilian singer *

Shawn Desman Shawn Bosco Fernandes (born January 12, 1982), better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and television personality. He was signed to Universal Music Canada. He is known for his energetic stage presenc ...

, Canadian singer *

Remo Fernandes Luís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes (born 8 May 1953) is a singer and musician from India with naturalized Portuguese citizenship. Known as a pioneer of Indian pop music, he performs pop/ rock/Indian fusion and is also a film playback singe ...

, Indian musician *

Vânia Fernandes Vânia Sofia Olim Marote de Ribeiro Fernandes (born 25 September 1985) is a Portuguese singer from Funchal, Madeira (Portugal). Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in sev ...

, Portuguese singer * Vasco Fernandes, known as ''Grão Vasco'', Portuguese painter * Vivian Wilson da Silva Fernandes, Indian Rapper from

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

, India, also known as DIVINE

In Business

Tony Fernandes Anthony Francis Fernandes (born 30 April 1964) is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing government-linked commer ...

, Malaysian entrepreneur

In Politics

* Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (born 1944), Portuguese politician * Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, Portuguese politician, writer and playwright * Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves, East Timorese politician * Oscar Fernandes, Indian politician *

George Fernandes George Mathew Fernandes (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the 22nd Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004. He was a member of Lok Sabha for over 30 years, starting f ...

, Indian politician, former Minister of Defence * Suella Fernandes, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Fareham since 2015

In Sports

* Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player *

Alex Fernandes Alexsandro Fernandes XavierBio at Brazilian FA Database
(born April 4, 1973

, Brazilian football striker * Alfred Fernandes, Indian football coach * Ashley Fernandes, Indian football player * Bibiano Fernandes (footballer), Indian football player * Brandon Fernandes, Indian football player * Bruno Fernandes (footballer, born 1994), Portuguese football player * Cajetan Fernandes Indian football player * Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes, Brazilian footballer * Clyde Fernandes, Indian football player * Dawson Fernandes Indian football player * Emanuel Fernandes (beach volleyball) (born 1967), Angolan beach volleyball player *

Fabrice Fernandes Fabrice Fernandes (born 29 October 1979 in Aubervilliers) is a French former footballer who played for several clubs, most particularly Southampton. Playing career Fabrice Fernandes spent three years at the INF Clairefontaine academy, before mov ...

, French footballer * Flávia Fernandes, Brazilian water polo player * Francis Fernandes, Indian football player * Gabriel Fernandes, Indian football player * Gedson Fernandes, Portuguese football player * Gelson Fernandes, Swiss footballer * Kingsley Fernandes, Indian football player * James Fernandes Indian football player *

Jean-Claude Fernandes } Jean-Claude Fernandes (born 8 November 1972) is a French professional football manager, executive, and former player. As of August 2022, he is the sporting director of Championnat National 2 club Sainte-Geneviève. Playing career Paris Sa ...

, French football player * Júlio César Fernandes, Brazilian footballer * Junior Fernandes, Brazilian-Chilean football player * Manuel Henriques Fernandes, Portuguese football player *

Mário Fernandes Mário Figueira Fernandes (russian: Марио Фигейра Фернандес, ; born 19 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Internacional on loan from CSKA Moscow. Born in Brazil, he represented the R ...

, Russian football player *

Micky Fernandes Micky Fernandes (born 20 August 1983) is a retired India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of c ...

, Indian football player *

Myron Fernandes Myron Fernandes (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dempo S.C. in the I-League. Career Youth Born in Mapusa, Goa, Fernandes started to play football from the age of nine years. Early on, Myron was ...

Indian football player * Nicholas Fernandes, Indian football player *

Nicolette Fernandes Nicolette Fernandes, (born June 19, 1983) is a professional squash player who represented Guyana. She won the only gold medal for Guyana at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia beating Samantha Terán in the final which la ...

(born 1983), Guyanese squash player * Raynier Fernandes, Indian football player *

Rodrigo Fernandes Valete Rodrigo Fernandes Valete (born March 3, 1978 in Itaporanga, São Paulo), or simply Fernandes, is a retired Brazilian attacking midfielder. He is currently a director at Figueirense, the club he played the most for. Honors Santos * Torneio ...

, Brazilian football player *

Romeo Fernandes Romeo Fernandes (born 6 July 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal. Early life and education Romeo Fernandes was born on 6 July 1992 in Assolna, Goa. He did his schooling at ...

, Indian football player * Selwyn Fernandes, Indian football player * Seriton Fernandes, Indian football player * Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player * Vanessa Fernandes, Portuguese triathlete * Victorino Fernandes Indian football player

Others

* Angelo Innocent Fernandes (1913-2000), Goan Catholic cleric, Archbishop of Delhi from 16 September 1967 - 27 January 1991 * Earl Kenneth Fernandes (born 1972), first Indian American Latin Rite Catholic bishop *

Fernandes Guitars Fernandes Guitars is a Japanese guitar and accessory manufacturer. It originated in 1969 as a builder of flamenco guitars. As the company grew, it expanded production to include electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and accessories to become ...

, a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer

References

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