FERNANDES

★ 'Fernandes' is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Mexico, and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning ''son of Fernando'' (English: Ferdinand). Its Spanish equivalents are ''Fernández'' and ''Hernández''. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

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★ Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player

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★ António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer

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★ Vasco Fernandes, known as ''Grão Vasco'', Portuguese painter

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★ João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer

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★ Duarte Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and diplomat

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★ Baltazar Fernandes, Portuguese explorer of Brazil

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★ Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer

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★ Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Portuguese Governor of Macau

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★ George Fernandes, Indian politician

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★ Remo Fernandes, Indian musician

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★ Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player

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★ Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, Portuguese politician, writer and playwright

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★ Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, Portuguese colonizer of Brazil

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★ Cremilde Rosado Fernandes, Portuguese Harpsichord player

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★ John Fernandes, American musician

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★ Emanuel Fernandes, Portuguese politician

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★ Alex Fernandes, Brazilian football striker

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★ Adrian Fernandes, Indian musician

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★ Raul Fernandes, Brazilian politician

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★ Oscar Fernandes, Indian politician

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★ Raúl Rosado Fernandes, Portuguese politician

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★ Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur

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★ Rick Fernandes, editor of the tv series Clarissa Explains It All

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★ Manuel Henriques Fernandes, Portuguese football player

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★ Fabrice Fernandes, French footballer

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★ Rollif Fernandes, Great Indian Fabricator

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★ Rhea Fernandes, Daughter of the Great Indian Fabricator

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★ Jane Fernandes, Former President Designate of Gallaudet University

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★ Damon Fernandes, American photographer

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★ Tina Fernandes Botts, Attorney, philosopher, professor

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★ Julie Fernandes, Civil Rights champion

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★ Lida Fernandes, renowned American animator/illustrator
It may also mean:

★ 'Fernandes', a Netherlands-based soft drink company, founded in former Dutch colony Suriname at the beginning of the 20th century

★ 'Fernandes Guitars', a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer