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Mendes.

a surname originating as a patronymic

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmẽ.d͡ʒis/Brazil/ˈmẽ.d͡ʒiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈmẽ.dɨʃ/Portugal
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

    by-personal-gender · feminine · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Mendo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Méndez.

name/ˈmẽ.d͡ʒis/Brazil/ˈmẽ.d͡ʒiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈmẽ.dɨʃ/Portugal
  1. a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Where this word comes from

From Mendo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Méndez.

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