Fonseca is a surname of

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 ...

and later also

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

origin. A feudal lordship name from a place named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

''fons sicca'', meaning "dry well". The name is also common among

Sephardic Jews Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

. Fonseca or Fonseka may refer to:

People

* Alonso III Fonseca (1475–1534), Galician archbishop and politician * Andrea Fonseka, Malaysian actor, television presenter and model and winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004 * Angelo da Fonseca (1902–1967), Indian artist * Antônio Joao da Fonseca (born 1966), Brazilian footballer *

Bruno Fonseca Bruno Fonseca (1958 – May 31, 1994) was an American artist who shifted between abstract and figurative styles and worked in both painting and sculpture. Biography Early life Fonseca was born in New York to a family of artists. His ...

(1958–1994), American painter and sculptor * Carlo Fonseka (1933–2019), Sri Lankan medical academic * Carlos Fonseca Amador (1936–1976), Nicaraguan founder of the Sandinistas * Carlos Fonseca (boxer) (born 1955), Brazilian boxer *

Carolyn De Fonseca Carolyn De Fonseca (25 May 1929 – May 2009) was an American actress based in Rome. She worked extensively as a voice actress for the English-language dubbing of several hundred foreign (mostly Italian) films from the early 1960s and onwards. She ...

(1929–2009), American film and voice actress * Casto Fonseca (1800–1845), Nicaraguan military dictator *

Celso Fonseca Celso Fonseca (born November 15, 1956) is a Brazilian composer, producer, guitarist and singer. He is noted as part of the Música popular brasileira since the 1980s, initially as accompanist and composer, then producer, and since the mid–1990s a ...

(born 1956), Brazilian samba, bossa nova and ''música popular brasileira'' guitarist and vocalist * Cholomondeley de Fonseka Goonewardene (1917-2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist politician * Cleonâncio Fonseca (1936–2021), Brazilian politician *

Daniel Fonseca Daniel Fonseca Garis (born 13 September 1969) is a Uruguayan former footballer and a current football agent. A former forward, throughout his playing career, he played for Uruguayan side Nacional, as well as Italian clubs Cagliari, Napoli, ...

(born 1969), Uruguayan football (soccer) player *

Daniel de Fonseca Daniel de Fonseca (1672 - ) was a distinguished Portuguese people, Portuguese Marrano Jews, Jew who served as court physician and advisor to several notable European rulers. He used his influence to help secure better treatment of several Jewish co ...

(1672–), Jewish court physician and courtier in Europe * Daniele Fonseca, birth name of Italian unification leader

Daniele Manin Daniele Manin (13 May 180422 September 1857) was an Italian patriot, statesman and leader of the Risorgimento in Venice. Many Italian historians consider him to be an important figure in Italian unification. Early and family life left, House i ...

(1804–1857) * Danny Fonseca (born 1979), Costa Rican football (soccer) player *

David Fonseca David Fonseca (, born on 14 June 1973, in Leiria) is a Portuguese musician, singer-songwriter and photographer. As a musician, he plays several instruments, including acoustic guitar and organ. He is recognized for his successful music career a ...

(born 1973), Portuguese singer *

Deodoro da Fonseca Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (; 5 August 1827 – 23 August 1892) was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the first president of Brazil. He was born in Alagoas in a military family, followed a military career, and became a n ...

(1827–1892), first President of the Republic of Brazil * Duduka da Fonseca (born 1951), Brazilian jazz drummer and band leader * Édgar Fonseca (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist * Edison Fonseca (born 1984), Colombian football (soccer) player *

Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel Eleonora Anna Maria Felice de Fonseca Pimentel (born ''Leonor da Fonseca Pimentel Chaves''; 13 January 1752 – 20 August 1799) was an Italian poet and revolutionary connected with the Neapolitan revolution and subsequent short-lived Neapo ...

(1751–1799), Neapolitan poet and revolutionary * Eugene Reginald de Fonseka (died 2003), puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka *

Flor Isava Fonseca Flor Isava Fonseca (20 May 1921 – 25 July 2020) was a Venezuelan sportswoman, journalist, writer and TV presenter as well as prominent member of Venezuelan society. For a number of years, she was the vice president of the Venezuelan Red Cros ...

(1921–2020), Venezuelan sportswoman and writer *

Francisco Fonseca José Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca Guzmán (born 2 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. He currently works as a football analyst for Televisa Deportes Network. Club career Born in León, Guanajuato, ...

(born 1979), Mexican football (soccer) player * Fumilay Fonseca (born 1988), São Toméan race walker *

Gamini Fonseka Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as :si:ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා, ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan film actor, film director ...

(1936–2004), Sri Lankan film actor and politician * Gampalage Shehan Naveendra De Fonseka Gunawarna Jayasuriya (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Gonzalo Fonseca Gonzalo Fonseca (2 July 1922 – 11 June 1997) was a Uruguayan artist known for his stone sculpting. He originally studied to be an architect at the University of Montevideo, but discovered modern art in 1942 after working in the Taller Torre ...

(1922–1997), Uruguayan sculptor *

Graciano Fonseca Graciano Fonseca Fuken (born September 4, 1974 in Soracá, Boyacá) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;2001 :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a ...

(born 1974), Colombian road cyclist * Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (1855–1923), President of Brazil *

Isaac Aboab da Fonseca Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (or Isaak Aboab Foonseca) (February 1, 1605 – April 4, 1693) was a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer. In 1656, he was one of several elders within the Portuguese-Israelite community in the Netherlands who excommunica ...

(1605–1693), rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer in Europe and South America *

Isabel Fonseca Isabel Fonseca (born 1961) is an American-Uruguayan writer. She is best known for her books '' Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey'' and ''Attachment''. She is married to novelist Martin Amis. Early life Isabel Fonseca was born in Ne ...

(born 1961), American writer *

J. P. de Fonseka Joseph Peter de Fonseka (1897–1948) was a Sri Lankan essayist and editor. His essays were noted for their trenchant humour and defence of Roman Catholic values, in the style of G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. He was a friend and collaborato ...

(1897–1948), Sri Lankan essayist *

João Fonseca João Francisco Fonseca dos Santos (born 19 February 1948), known as Fonseca, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Honours Benfica *Primeira Divisão: 1970–71, 1971–72 *Taça de Portugal: 1969–70, 1971–72 ...

(born 2006), Brazilian tennis player * Juan Fernando Fonseca (born 1979), Colombian singer better known under his stage name Fonseca *

Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca (1451–1524) was a Spanish archbishop, a courtier and bureaucrat, whose position as royal chaplain to Queen Isabella enabled him to become a powerful counsellor to Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs. He co ...

, (1451–1524), Spanish archbishop, courtier and bureaucrat *

Lew Fonseca Lewis Albert Fonseca (January 21, 1899 – November 26, 1989) was an American first baseman, second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox. While no ...

(1899–1989), American baseball player * Luis Fonseca (runner) (born 1977), Venezuelan long-distance runner * Luis Fonseca (United States Navy) (born 1980), a United States Navy hospital corpsman and hero of the Iraq War * Luis Fonseca (weightlifter) (born 1949), Costa Rican weightlifter *

Lyndsy Fonseca Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career by appearing as Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', on which she starred between 2001 and 2005. Thereafter, she ...

(born 1987), American television and film actress *

Malini Fonseka Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, popularly as Malini Fonseka ( Sinhala:මාලිනී ෆොන්සේකා) (born 30 April 1947, in Kelaniya) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well as a director. ...

, Sri Lankan film actress * Mary L. Fonseca (1915–2005), American politician and Massachusetts state senator * Mervyn Fonseka (1897–1946), Sri Lankan lawyer * Morawakkorakoralege Walter Fonseka Abeykoon (1903-?), Ceylonese civil servant * Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseca (born 1970), Sri Lankan Olympic hurdler *

Paulo Fonseca Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca (born 5 March 1973) is a Portuguese professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of French ...

(born 1973), Portuguese football soccer manager *

Peter Fonseca : ''For other people with a similar name, see Pedro da Fonseca (disambiguation)'' Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966) is a Portuguese-born Canadian politician and former athlete. He is a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada, r ...

(born 1966), Canadian politician * Ramón Fonseca Mora (born 1952), Panamanian novelist and attorney * Ray Fonseca (dancer) (1953–2010), American professional hula dancer * Ray Fonseca (politician) (born 1959), a US Virgin Island senator *

Roberto Fonseca Roberto Fonseca (born 29 March 1975) is a Cuban jazz pianist. From an early age, Fonseca was surrounded by music: his father was drum player Roberto Fonseca, Sr, his mother, Mercedes Cortes Alfaro, a professional singer (she sings on her son ...

(born 1975), Cuban jazz pianist *

Roberto Fonseca (football manager) Roberto Teixeira da Fonseca (born 3 May 1962), known as Roberto Fonseca, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of São Bento. Career Born in Mandaguari, began his pr ...

(born 1962), Brazilian football manager *

Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''El Principito'' (The little prince)''La Nación'"Nuevo Estadio Nacional: Joya del Deporte Costarricense" p. 30. ...

(born 1974), Costa Rican football (soccer) player *

Sarath Fonseka Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka ( si, ගාර්දිහේවා සරත් චන්ද්‍රලාල් ෆොන්සේකා, ta, சரத் பொன்சேகா; born 18 December 1950), commonly know ...

(born 1950), Sri Lankan politician and senior military officer * Susantha de Fonseka (1900–1963), Sri Lankan statesman * Todd A. Fonseca (born 1966), American author of juvenile fiction

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