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Nunes.

a surname originating as a patronymic

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈnũ.nis/Brazil/ˈnũ.niʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈnu.nɨʃ/Portugal
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Nunez. By surface analysis, Nuno + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Núñez.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.