Cardin is a surname. A branch of a family called Cardin then Cardim in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

proceeds from

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, from where came Rubel or Robert Cardin then Roberto Cardim, whom it is supposed to have been part of the entourage of Queen

Philippa of Lancaster Philippa of Lancaster ( ; 31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415) was Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415 as the wife of King John I. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage secured the Treaty of Windsor and produced several children ...

, wife of

John I of Portugal John I ( WP:IPA for Portuguese, �uˈɐ̃w̃ 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in 1383–85 crisi ...

. He married in Portugal with Joana Fernandes, daughter of António Fernandes Menage, as understands Diogo Rangel, of which matrimony came the ones of the surname Cardim. They are their arms the following: or, a thistle flowered vert; crest: a lion or, with a thistle green in the claws."Armorial Lusitano", Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 3rd Edition, Lisbon, 1987, p. 137 Notable people with the surname include: *

Alberto Cardín Benigno Alberto Cardín Garay (Villamayor, 15 January 1948 – Barcelona, 26 January 1992) was a Spanish essayist and anthropologist, and one of the most important gay Spanish activists of the Spanish transition to democracy.Mira 2000:76-77Bueno 19 ...

(1948–1992), Spanish essayist and anthropologist * Annie Cardin (born 1938), French artist * Arthur Cardin (1879–1946), Canadian politician *

Ben Cardin Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Maryland from 2007 until 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...

(born 1943), American politician from Maryland *

Charlotte Cardin Charlotte Cardin (born November 9, 1994) is a Canadian singer. She has been nominated for 14 Juno Awards. In 2022, she received four awards for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for her song "Meaningless", Pop Album of the Year and Albu ...

(born 1994), Canadian pop singer * Claude Cardin (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey player * Denny Cardin (born 1988), Italian footballer * Jessica Cardin, American neuroscientist * Jon S. Cardin (born 1970), American politician, nephew of Ben * Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin (1840–1917), Canadian politician * Lucien Cardin (1919–1988), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician * Margaret Cardin (1906–1998), Australian film editor * Maurice Cardin (1909–2009), American politician * Meyer Cardin (1907–2005), American judge, father of Ben * Nina Beth Cardin, American rabbi and author *

Pierre Cardin Pierre Cardin (born Pietro Costante Cardin; 2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020) was an Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer. He is known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs. He preferred geometry, geometric shap ...

(1922–2020), Italian/French fashion designer * Sara Cardin, (born 1987), Italian karateka * Serge Cardin (born 1950), Canadian politician

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