Nunes is a common Portuguese surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic (son of Nuno). The name itself is believed to be either of Latin "Nunnus, Nonnus", or

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Foot ...

etymology.Lidia Becker (2009), ''Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.–12. Jahrhundert)'' (De Gruyter), pp. 773ff. Not Jewish in origin but some

Sephardic Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendant ...

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Notable people with the name

Business, arts, entertainment, and media

Clara Nunes Clara Nunes (, August 12, 1942 – April 2, 1983) was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record,

(1942–1983), Brazilian samba musician *

Emmanuel Nunes Emmanuel Nunes (31 August 1941 – 2 September 2012) was a Portuguese composer who lived and worked in Paris from 1964. Biography Nunes was born in Lisbon, where he studied composition, first from 1959 to 1963 at the Academia de Amadores de Mús ...

(1941–2012), Portuguese composer *

Julia Nunes Julia Nunes (born January 3, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter from Fairport, New York. Her career has progressed online through her videos of pop songs on YouTube, in which she sings harmony with herself and plays acoustic instruments, pr ...

(born 1989), American singer and songwriter * José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830), Brazilian classical composer * Lygia Bojunga Nunes (born 1932), Brazilian author of children's books * Neil Nunes (born 1980), British continuity announcer *

Pedro Nunes Pedro Nunes (; Latin: ''Petrus Nonius''; 1502 – 11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.Leitão, Henrique, "Para uma biografia de Pedro Nunes: O ...

(1502-1578), Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor * Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966), or Teyla Branton or Rachel Branton, or Mrs. Antonio Joao (TJ) Nunes, United States author of children's books * Sara Nunes (born 1980), Finnish pop singer *

Vasco Nunes Vasco Alves Henriques Lucas Nunes (December 13, 1974 – March 11, 2016) was a Portuguese cinematographer, producer, and film director. In 2003, he graduated from the AFI Conservatory with a master's in cinematography, yet had begun working in ...

(1974–2016), Portuguese cinematographer, producer, and film director

Religion

Emanuel Nunes Carvalho Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (1771, London, England – 1817, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US) was an American Jewish religious leader and lexicographer. Career Emanuel Nunes Carvalho was born in London, England in 1771. In 1799, Carvalho, whose ...

(1771–1817), United States rabbi and lexicographer * Airas Nunes (c. 1230-1293), Spanish cleric and troubador *

José da Costa Nunes '' Dom'' José da Costa Nunes ( zh, 高若瑟, 15 March 1880 – 29 November 1976) was a Portuguese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Macau from 1920 to 1940 and Patriarch of the East Indies from 1940 to 1953. He w ...

(1880–1976), Portuguese Catholic Cardinal, former Bishop of Macau and Patriarch of the East Indies

Sports

Adão Nunes Dornelles Adão, a Portuguese variant of Adam, is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Adão (born 1960), Portuguese footballer *Cláudio Adão (born 1955), Brazilian footballer *Eurípedes Amoreirinha, full name ...

(1923–1991), Brazilian footballer *

Agnaldo Nunes Agnaldo Nunes Magalhães (born 7 November 1976) is a Brazilian professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented his native country twice in the lightweight division at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially ...

(born 1976), Brazilian boxer *

Alessandro Mori Nunes Alessandro Mori Nunes or simply Alessandro (born 10 January 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Honours ;Flamengo *Campeonato Carioca: 1999, 2000, 2001 *Copa do Brasil: 2001 ;Dynamo Kyiv *Ukrainian Premier League: 2004 *Ukra ...

(born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Alessandro Nunes (born 1982), Brazilian footballer *

Amanda Nunes Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women ...

(born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

André Nunes André Luis Correia Diogo Nunes (born 14 April 1984) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. André Nunes previously played for Zagłębie Lubin in the Polish Ekstraklasa before moving to 2007–08 UEFA Champions ...

(born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Diego Nunes (born 1986), Brazilian racing driver *

Diego Nunes (fighter) Diego Torresean Nunes (born November 30, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional since 2004, he has fought for the UFC, WEC, Bellator MMA, RXF, Fight Nights Global, and the Rizin Fighting Federation. Mixed martial arts caree ...

(born 1982), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Eduardo Martins Nunes Eduardo Martins Nunes (born March 20, 1984, in Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul) or simply Nunes, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Brasil de Pelotas. Honours *Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2005 *Campeonato Gaúcho T ...

(born 1984), Brazilian footballer *

Emerson Pereira Nunes Emerson Pereira Nunes (born 21 March 1981 in Belo Horizonte), sometimes known as just Emerson, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current assistant coach of Chapecoense. Honours ;Botafo ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

Hugo Nunes Coelho Hugo Nunes Coelho (born 30 October 1980) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender. Football career Born in Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Coelho played mostly at amateur level in his country, his biggest ...

(born 1980), Portuguese footballer *

João Batista Nunes João Batista Nunes de Oliveira (born May 20, 1954 in Cedro de São João, SE), known as Nunes, is a former Brazilian football striker. He became a football player in 1969, at 14 years old, playing for Flamengo's youth team. Reject by the cl ...

(born 1954), Brazilian footballer *

Jorge Amado Nunes Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán (born 18 October 1961) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder and has been a member of the Paraguay national team. Club career Nicknamed "El Cenizo", Nunes played in several t ...

(born 1961), Paraguayan footballer *

José Carlos Araújo Nunes José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(born 1977), Portuguese footballer *

Josh Nunes Joshua Lawrence Nunes (born August 22, 1990) is a former American football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal. He medically retired after a weightlifting injury that ruptured his pectoralis major tendon. Early years Nunes attended Upland Hi ...

(born 1990), Stanford football quarterback *

Karl Nunes Robert Karl Nunes CBE (7 June 1894 – 23 July 1958) was a Jamaican cricketer of Portuguese descent who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England as wicketkeeper and captain. Nunes was born in Kingston, Colon ...

(1894–1958), West Indian cricketer *

Laís Nunes Laís Nunes de Oliveira (born November 3, 1992) is a Brazilian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 63 kg, women's freestyle 63kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was el ...

(born 1992), Brazilian wrestler * Paulo Jorge Carreira Nunes (born 1970), Portuguese footballer *

Paulo Nunes Arílson de Paula Nunes (born October 30, 1971), better known as Paulo Nunes, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Club career Flamengo A product of Flamengo's youth system, Paulo Nunes was part of a ...

(born 1971), Brazilian footballer *

Ricardo Nunes Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes (born 18 June 1986) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career The son of Portuguese parents, Nunes was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to Portugal whe ...

, (born June 1986) South African footballer *

Tomané Nunes António Manuel 'Tomané' Nunes Ferreira (born 15 January 1987 in Nogueira do Cravo, Oliveira do Hospital) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker. Club career A product of Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth system, ...

(born 1987), Portuguese footballer * Valmir Nunes (born 1964), Brazilian ultramarathon runner *

Vinícius Alberto Nunes Vinícius is a Portuguese masculine given name and surname from the Roman family name ''Vinicius'', meaning "victorious" derived from the latin 'vinco'. The name is possibly also derived from Latin ''vinum'' "wine". Notable people with the name in ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer

Other fields

Benedito Nunes Benedito Nunes (November 21, 1929 - February 27, 2011) was a Brazilian philosopher and literary critic. He was born Benedito José Viana da Costa Nunes in Belém, a major city in the north of Brazil, where he was later a professor at the Federal U ...

(1929–2011), Brazilian philosopher and writer *

Claudio Nunes Claudio Nunes (born 23 March 1968) is an Italian professional bridge player. He is a five-time world champion, a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), and the WBF second-ranked player as of April 2011. He is one of 10 player ...

(born 1968), Italian bridge player *

(1502-1578), 16th century mathematician *

Devin Nunes Devin Gerald Nunes (; born October 1, 1973) is an American businessman and politician who serves as the Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board since January 20, 2025, and as chief executive officer of the Trump Media & Technolog ...

(born 1973), United States politician *

Terezinha Nunes Terezinha Nunes (born 3 October 1947) is a British-Brazilian clinical psychologist and academic, specialising in children's literacy and numeracy, and deaf children's learning. Since 2005, she has been Professor of Educational Studies at the Unive ...

(born 1947), British-Brazilian clinical psychologist and academic * Thamirys Nunes, Brazilian transgender rights activist

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