surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
Portuguese language
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, namely in
Portugal
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Brazil
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. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
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Fernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto (; born 2 August 1969) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy (12 seasons ...
, (born 1969) Portuguese football player
* Grant Andrew DeCouto, (born 1995), American producer
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Mia Couto
António EmÃlio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto (born 5 July 1955), is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Litera ...
Maria Aurora Couto
Maria Aurora Couto (22 August 1937 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian writer and educator best known for her book ''Goa: A Daughter's Story'' and for promoting literature and ideas within Goa and beyond. In addition to her books, she wrote for ...
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Goan Catholic
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writer, historian and educationalist
* Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes, (1890-2005) longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal
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Gago Coutinho
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC (; 17 February 1869 – 18 February 1959), generally known simply as Gago Coutinho, was a Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviator. An aviation pioneer, Gago Coutinho and ...
, (1869-1959) Portuguese aviation pioneer
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Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva
Vasco Fernades Coutinho ( 1385 – 1450) was a distinguished Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese nobleman, the 3rd Marshal of Portugal and 1st Count of Marialva (from 1440/41).
Personal life
Fernandes Coutinho was the son of Gonçalo Vasques Cout ...
(c. 1385-1450), Marshal of Portugal
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Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of EspÃrito Santo
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (1490–1561) was a Portuguese fidalgo and the first donatary of the Captaincy of EspÃrito Santo, a colonial territory in what is now Brazil.
Biography
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho was born in Portugal. He was later amo ...
(1490-1561), founder of the Brazilian state of EspÃrito Santo
Places
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Couto (Santa Cristina)
Couto Santa Cristina is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães
Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Migu ...
, in Santo Tirso, Portugal.
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Couto (São Miguel)
São Miguel do Couto is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães. It is located southeast in the city of Santo Ti ...
Santa Comba Dão
Santa Comba Dão () is a city and a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,597, in an area of 111.95 km2. The city proper has a population of 3,300.
The present mayor is Leonel Gouveia, elected in 2013 ...
, Portugal
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Couto de Esteves
Couto de Esteves is a ''freguesia'' in Sever do Vouga, Aveiro District
Aveiro District (, ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Munici ...
, in
Sever do Vouga
Sever do Vouga () is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal The population in 2011 was 12,356, in an area of 129.88 km2. It had 11,734 eligible voters (2013). The municipality is a center of metalworking industry.
T ...
, Portugal
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Couto (Barcelos) Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated ...
, in Barcelos, Portugal
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Couto de Baixo Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated ...
, in
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the Viseu District, district of the same name, with a population of 100,105 inhabitants in the entire municipality, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões Interm ...
, Portugal
*Couto, in
Abegondo
Abegondo is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It has an area of 83.72 km² (32.32 mi²), a population of 5,732 (2004 estimate) and a population density of 68.47 people/km² (177. ...
, Galicia.
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Couto de Riba Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated ...
, in
Alfoz
Alfoz () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is in the comarca of A Mariña Central. It borders the municipalities of Foz, Mondoñedo, AbadÃn and O Valadouro.
The population in 200 ...
, Galicia
*Couto, in
Gomesende
Gomesende is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and s ...
Vigo
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Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the Viseu District, district of the same name, with a population of 100,105 inhabitants in the entire municipality, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões Interm ...
Arcos de Valdevez
Arcos de Valdevez () is a concelho, municipality along the northern frontier of Portugal and Galicia (Spain), Galicia (Spain). The population in 2011 was 22,847,Couto de Magalhaes de Minas, in Minas Gerais, Brazil
*Couto, Resendes do
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada (; ) is the largest municipality (''concelho'') and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,2 ...