Esteves is a

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family name. Esteves comes from esteva, a flower in Portuguese. It is a

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, meaning ''son of

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''. It is equivalent to the Galician name Estévez/Esteves, which takes the form

Estevez Estévez, or Estevez in English, is a Galician (Spanish) family name. It is a patronymic, meaning ''son of Stephen'', in Galician Estevo. In Portuguese the equivalent is Esteves, the Italian equivalent is Di Stefano and Stefani and the Spani ...

in America. Notable people with the name include: *

Luis R. Esteves Major General Luis Raul Esteves (April 30, 1893 – March 12, 1958) was the Puerto Rican military officer who commanded the United States military forces that in 1950 carried out airstrikes and shelled the towns of Jayuya and Utuado in his ...

(1893–1958), founder of the Puerto Rico National Guard *

Adriana Esteves Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy. Translations *Arabic: أدريان * Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana) * Bulgarian: Адриана (Adriana) *Chinese Simplif ...

(born 1969), Brazilian actress *

Horacio Esteves Horacio E. Esteves Orihuela Yaritagua, Yaracuy (6 July 1941 – 26 July 1996) was a Venezuelan sprinter who jointly held the 100 metres world record at 10.0s from 1964-8. His record time was run on 15 August 1964 at the Estadio Nacion ...

(1940–1996), Venezuelan sprinter * Ricardo Esteves (born 1979), Portuguese footballer *

Décio Esteves Décio Esteves da Silva (21 May 1927, in Rio de Janeiro – 25 December 2000, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian international football player and coach. Biography The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From ...

(1927–2000), Brazilian football player and coach * Alfredo Esteves (born 1976), Portuguese-East Timorese footballer *

Jose Esteves Jose "Joe" Esteves (born 1947) was the mayor of Milpitas, California. A Republican, Esteves was born in the Philippines and graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman before immigrating to the United States in 1980. He was elect ...

(born 1947), mayor of Milpitas, California *

Imara Esteves Ribalta Imara Esteves Ribalta (born April 15, 1978) is a Cuban olympic beach volleyballer at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is partnered with Milagros Crespo Milagros Victoria Crespo Valle (born 4 February 1979 in Cabaiguán) is a Cuban former beach vo ...

(born 1978), Cuban beach volleyball player *

Miguel Esteves Cardoso Miguel Vicente Esteves Cardoso (born 25 July 1955) is a Portuguese writer, translator, critic and journalist. He is a well-known monarchist. Early life Cardoso was born in an upper middle class family in Lisbon. His father, Joaquim Carlos E ...

(born 1955), Portuguese writer, translator, critic and journalist *

Hélder Esteves Hélder Esteves (born 1 July 1977) is a Portuguese former football striker and current manager. Coaching career After retiring in the summer 2016, Esteves became manager of Annecy FC, after having played as a playing assistant manager for the l ...

(born 1977), Portuguese football striker *

Adérito Esteves Adérito Assunção Tiny Glória Esteves (born Sanpriz, Ponte da Barca, 8 October 1985) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a wing. Esteves has played for Rugby Clube de Oeiras, AEIS Agronomia and Grupo Desportivo Direito, in Portug ...

(born 1985), Portuguese rugby union player *

Leonardo Esteves de Nápoles Leonardo Esteves de Nápoles ( 1350 – 1421) was a Portuguese nobleman and military, the natural son of João Esteves and Catarina Esteves. Because of his (as well as his father's) deeds in battle, he received an extraordinary amount of Lordsh ...

(c. 1350–1421), Portuguese nobleman and military *

Sandra María Esteves Sandra María Esteves (born May 10, 1948) is a Latina poet and graphic artist. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and is one of the founders of the Nuyorican poetry movement. She has published collections of poetry and has conducte ...

, American poet and graphic artist * José de Jesús Esteves (1881-1918), Puerto Rican poet, lawyer, and judge *

Rui Esteves Rui Manuel Guerreiro Nobre Esteves (born 30 January 1967) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 93 matches and five goals during five seasons, in representation o ...

(born 1967), Portuguese football midfielder *

Sérgio Esteves Sérgio Esteves (born 13 June 1968) is a Portuguese freestyle swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1 ...

(born 1968), Portuguese swimmer *

Constantino Esteves Constantino Esteves (October 22, 1914 – 1985) was a Portuguese film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fu ...

(1914–1985), Portuguese film director *

Tomás Esteves Tomás do Lago Pontes Esteves (born 3 April 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Pisa, on loan from Porto. Club career Esteves was born in Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo District. He was part of ...

(born 2002), Portuguese footballer

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