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Couto Pereira
Couto may refer to: Surname Couto is a common surname in the Galician language, Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia (Spain), Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated with a great number of different people: *André Couto, (born 1976) Portuguese/Macanese racing driver *Eric Couto, Executive Director of Wisconsin Progress (c. 1978-Present), founding member of Meat Knights *Fernando Couto, (born 1969) Portuguese football player *Deko, Grant Andrew DeCouto, (born 1995), American producer *Mia Couto, (born 1955) Mozambique, Mozambican writer *Maria Aurora Couto, Goan Catholic writer, historian and educationalist *Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes, (1890-2005) longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal *Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Gago Coutinho, (1869-1959) Portuguese aviation pioneer *Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva (c. 1385-1450), Marshal of Portugal *Vasco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
