Nuno (given name)
Nuno is a Portuguese male name, derived either from Latin nunnus 'grandfather' or nonnus 'chamberlain, squire'. It is quite popular in the Portuguese-speaking countries and communities. Its Spanish equivalent is Nuño. There is also a female variant in both Portuguese and Spanish: Nuna and Nuña respectively.
| Pronunciation | [ˈnunu] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Grandfather or squire |
The patronymic from Nuno is Portuguese Nunes and Spanish Núñez.
It may refer to:
Football players
- Nuno Afonso (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)
- Nuno Assis (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder)
- Nuno André Coelho (born 1986), Portuguese football player (defender)
- Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho (born 1987), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender)
- Nuno Diogo (born 1981), Portuguese football player (defender)
- Nuno Espírito Santo (born 1974), Portuguese football player (goalkeeper) and manager
- Nuno Frechaut (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender)
- Nuno Gomes (born 1976), Portuguese football player (forward)
- Nuno Manta Santos (born 1978), Portuguese football player (midfielder) and manager
- Nuno Piloto (born 1982), Portuguese football player (midfielder)
- Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues (born 1979), Portuguese football player (defender)
- Nuno Santos (disambiguation), several Portuguese football players\
- Nuno Tavares (born 2000), Portuguese football player (defender)
- Nuno Valente (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)
Portuguese nobility
- Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Constable of Portugal and general, later canonised
- Nuno I Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1725), 1st Duke of Cadaval
- Nuno II Álvares Pereira de Melo (1741–1771), 4th Duke of Cadaval
- Nuno III Álvares Pereira de Melo (1799–1837), 6th Duke of Cadaval
- Nuno IV Álvares Pereira de Melo (1888–1935), 9th Duke of Cadaval
- Nuno Alvites (fl. 1017–1028), count of Portugal
- Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907–1976), claimant to the throne of Portugal
- Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (1804–1875), three-time prime minister of Portugal
Other people
- Nuno Bettencourt (born 1966), Portuguese-American musician
- Nuno Canavarro (born 1962), Portuguese composer
- Nuno da Cunha (1487–1539), Governor of Portuguese India
- Nuno Gonçalves, 15th-century Portuguese court painter
- Nuno Leal Maia (born 1947), Brazilian actor
- Nuno Lopes (born 1978), Portuguese actor
- Nuno Markl (born 1971), Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host, voice actor and screenwriter
- Nuno Mendes (disambiguation), several people
- Nuno Pinheiro (born 1977), Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator
- Nuno Pinheiro (born 1984), Portuguese volleyball player
- Nuno Resende (born 1973), Portuguese singer
- Nuno Ribeiro (born 1977), Portuguese road bicycle racer
- Nuno Roque, Portuguese artist, actor, singer-songwriter and director
- Nuno Tristão, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- Nuno Pereira (born 1979), entertainer, lead singer
- Nuno Viegas (born 1977), former Architect, Design Manager in London (from Loures, Lisbon)
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Nuno
- All pages with titles containing Nuno
- Nuno (disambiguation)
- Nuño
- Neno (name)
- Niño (name)
- Nino (name)
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