Mendes is a common
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
Galician surname, originally a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
, meaning ''Son of Mendo'' or ''Son of Mem''. The
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 ...
form of the name is
Méndez.
People
General
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António Lopes Mendes (1835-1894), Portuguese explorer and writer
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António Rosa Mendes (born 1954), Portuguese academic
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Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist
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Fernão Mendes Pinto
Fernão Mendes Pinto (; c.1509 – 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in ''Pilgrimage'' ( pt, Peregrinação) (1614), his autobiographical memoir. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due t ...
(c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer
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Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster
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Jacob Mendes Da Costa
Jacob Mendes Da Costa, or Jacob Mendez Da Costa (February 7, 1833, Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands, Caribbean – September 12, 1900) was an American physician.
He is particularly known for discovering Da Costa's syndrome (also known as ...
(born 1833–1900), American surgeon
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José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist
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Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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Moses da Costa
Moses Mendes da Costa (died 1747), also called Anthony da Costa, was an English banker.
In 1727, Costa brought an action against the Russia Company, which refused to admit him to membership on the ground of his being a Jew. The attorney-general ...
(full name Moses Mendes da Costa; died 1747), English banker
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Pedro Pedrosa Mendes, Portuguese scientist
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Raimundo Teixeira Mendes
Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (5 January 1855 – 28 June 1927) was a Brazilian philosopher and mathematician. He is credited with creating the national motto, "Order and Progress", as well as the national flag on which it appears.
Teixeira M ...
(1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician
Arts
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(1928–2021), Belgian accountant and writer of detective stories
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Camila Mendes (born 1994), American actress
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Catulle Mendès (1841–1909), French poet
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Eva Mendes
Eva de la Caridad Méndez (, ; born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American actress, model and fashion designer. Her acting career began in the late 1990s, with a series of roles in films such as '' Children of the Cor ...
(born 1974), American actress, model, singer and homeware and clothing designer
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Louis Mendes (born 1940), American photographer
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Manuel Mendes (c. 1547–1605), Portuguese composer
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Matthieu Mendès (born 1982), French singer, songwriter, music producer and musician guitarist
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Murilo Mendes (1901–1975), Brazilian poet
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (October 25, 1928 – May 23, 2021) was a Brazilian architect.
Mendes da Rocha attended the Mackenzie Presbyterian University College of Architecture, graduating in 1954. Working almost exclusively in Brazil, Mendes da Roc ...
(1928–2021), Brazilian architect
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Sam Mendes (born 1965), British stage and film director
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Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966), British voice actress
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Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes (; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for ...
(born 1941), Brazilian musician
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Shawn Mendes
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (; born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian pop singer. He gained a following in 2013, when he posted song covers on the video sharing platform Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gert ...
(born 1998), Canadian musician
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Simon Mendes da Costa
Simon Mendes da Costa is a British playwright. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1989 and 1991. His first play, ''Table for One'', opened at the Hen and Chickens Theatre on 6 November 2001. and he was nominat ...
, British playwright
Politics and military
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Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954), Portuguese diplomat and
Righteous Among The Nations
Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sa ...
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Chico Mendes
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes (; 15 December 1944 – 22 December 1988), was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the h ...
(1944–1988), Brazilian environmental activist
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Duarte Mendes
José Henrique Duarte Mendes (born 7 August 1947, Lisbon) is a former Portuguese captain and singer. He participated in Festival da Canção in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973 but he did not win until 1975 when he performed " Madrugada" (lyrics and so ...
(born 1947), Portuguese captain and singer
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Elvira Mendes (c. 996–1022), Queen of Léon
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Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), Guinea-Bissau politician
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José Mendes Cabeçadas
José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA (), commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas (19 August 1883 in Loulé – 11 June 1965 in Lisbon), was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation of the ...
(1883–1965), Portuguese military and politician
*Luís Filipe Castro Mendes (born 1950), Portuguese politician
*Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), Portuguese politician
*Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician
Religion
*Abraham Pereira Mendes (1825–1893), English rabbi and educator
*Henry Pereira Mendes (1852–1937), American rabbi
*João Mendes de Silva (1420–1482) known as Amadeus of Portugal, Portuguese beatified Franciscan friar
*Luciano Mendes de Almeida (1930–2006), Brazilian Jesuit priest and bishop
*Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, Wanigamuni Miguel Mendes Wimalarathna (1823-1890), Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator
*Frederick de Sola Mendes (1850-1927), American rabbi and writer
Sports
*Carlos Mendes (born 1980), United States footballer
*Cleiton Mendes Dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
*Daniel Mendes (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian footballer
*David Mendes da Silva (born 1982), Dutch footballer
*Jorge Mendes (born 1966), Portuguese football agent
*Junior Mendes (born 1976), English footballer
*Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1979), Pedro Mendes (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
*Rodrigo Mendes (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
*Rosa Mendes (born 1979), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Milena Roucka
*Sandro Mendes (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
*Tiago Mendes (born 1981), Portuguese footballer
*Tony Mendes (born 1977), American bull rider
*Elvis Mendes (born 1997), Cape Verdean footballer
*Scott Mendes (born 1969), American bull rider
See also
*Benveniste/Mendes family were prominent in 11th to 15th century France, Portugal and Spain.
*Mendis, Sinhala surname which derives from "Mendes"
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Portuguese-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Sephardic surnames