Cordeiro is a Portuguese language

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 ...

. The equivalent in Spanish is

Cordero Cordero is Spain, Spanish and Italian last name origin. The name means "young lamb", per the Latin ''cordarius'' (a derivative of ''cordus'', meaning ‘young’, ‘new’). It may be an occupational name for a shepherd, or a nickname meaning ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Acácio Cordeiro Barreto Acácio is both a masculine Portuguese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name *Acácio Casimiro (born 1949), Portuguese footballer *Acácio (footballer) (born 1959), Brazilian footballer and manag ...

, Brazilian international footballer *

André Cordeiro (water polo) André Luiz Pessanha Cordeiro (born August 9, 1967) is a water polo goalkeeper from Brazil. Nicknamed Pará, he competed in three consecutive Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a co ...

(born 1967), Brazilian water polo goalkeeper *

André Cordeiro (swimmer) André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held ...

(born 1974), Brazilian freestyle swimmer *

António Cordeiro António Cordeiro (c.1641; Angra – 2 February 1722; Lisbon) was a Portuguese Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus, Azorean historian, author of the classical chronicle ''Historia Insulana'', and first to publish a public opinion on the for ...

(1641–1722), Portuguese Catholic priest, Azorean historian, author of the classical chronicle ''Historia Insulana'' * Cristiano Cordeiro, Brazil born Hong Kong international footballer * Domingas Cordeiro (born 1976), Angolan handball player *

Douglas Cordeiro Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

(born 1979), Brazilian male volleyball player *

Duarte Cordeiro José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro (born 23 February 1979) is a Portuguese economist and politician from the Socialist Party. Political career He was appointed Minister of the Environment and Climate Action in the XXIII Constitutio ...

(born 1979), Portuguese economist and politician * Edson Cordeiro (born 1967), sopranist countertenor and pop and jazz singer * Flávio Elias Cordeiro (born 1975), Brazilian football player * Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952), Brazilian engineer, mathematician and statistician *

Jorge Cordeiro Jorge Manuel Pinto Cordeiro (born 2 September 1978) is professional football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder, predominantly in Portugal's lower leagues. He had a briefly spell in the Norwegian football before retiring. Club ...

, (born 1978), professional football coach and former player * Joseph Cordeiro (1918–1994), the first Pakistani cardinal * Leonardo Cordeiro (born 1989), Brazilian racing driver * Lorna Cordeiro, Konkani language singer from the state of Goa, India *

Lucas Cordeiro Lucas dos Santos Cordeiro (born November 1, 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Career Early career Cordeiro played four years of college soccer at Oklahoma Wesleyan University between 2011 and 2014. In four ye ...

(born 1991), Brazilian professional footballer * Luciano Cordeiro (1844–1900), Portuguese writer, historian, politician and geographer *

Manuel Cordeiro Manuel Júlio Cordeiro da Silva Pereira (born 26 August 1983) is a Portuguese football manager. He is the current assistant manager of Italian club Salernitana. Biography Since the beginning of his career as football manager Manuel Cordeiro ...

(born 1983), Portuguese football manager since 2005 *

Marcelo Cordeiro Marcelo Cordeiro de Souza (born 4 December 1981), known as Marcelo Cordeiro or simply Cordeiro, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a left back. He is the current manager of São Bento. Club career Born in Niterói, ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Margarida Cordeiro (born 1939), Portuguese psychologist and film director from Mogadouro *

Mauricio Plenckauskas Cordeiro Mauricio may refer to: * Mauricio (given name) * Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício *Maurício (footballer) (Maurício dos Santos Nascimento, born 1988), Brazilian footballer *216428 ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Moacyr Cordeiro Moacyr, also spelled Moacir, is a Brazilian masculine name of Tupi origin. According to the Brazilian philologist Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, it means "regret", "repentance". It can refer to: * Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921–2000), nicknamed Ba ...

(1921–1989), Brazilian footballer * Pedro Cordeiro (born 1963), former professional tennis player from Portugal *

Pico do Brejo do Cordeiro Pico do Brejo do Cordeiro is a peak on the island of São Jorge in the Azores. It is located around the area of Norte Pequeno and is intimidatedly related with a peak mountain in the centre of the island. Its elevation is 739 m above sea leve ...

, peak on the island of São Jorge in the Azores * "Uncle Ray" — Ray Cordeiro (1924–2023), Hong Kong media personality *

Rodrigo Crasso Cordeiro Rodrigo Crasso Cordeiro (born 25 February 1987), is a Brazilian association football, footballer who currently plays for Esporte Clube Juventude. He is 1.73 meters tall. See also *Football in Brazil *List of football clubs in Brazil Reference ...

(born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Rui Cordeiro Rui Pedro Godinho Cordeiro (born 14 October 1976) is a Portuguese former rugby union footballer. He played as a prop. He has a degree in veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, manage ...

(born 1976), Portuguese rugby union footballer *

Ryan Cordeiro Ryan Cordeiro (born May 6, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player. Cordeiro attended Monroe-Woodbury High School and played college soccer at the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public ...

(born 1986), American former professional soccer player * Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (born 1989), Brazilian footballer *

Saulo Batista de Andrade Cordeiro Saulo Batista de Andrade Cordeiro (born 19 November 1979), simply known as Saulo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an excl ...

(born 1979), retired Brazilian footballer * Vasco Cordeiro (born 1973), President of the Regional Government of the Azores * Vera Cordeiro (born 1950), social entrepreneur and physician Fiction: *Fran Cordeiro, central character in the novel ''The Meadows of the Moon'' by James Hilton

Other

* Cordeiro, Rio de Janeiro *

, peak on the island of São Jorge in the Azores *

Corceiro Corceiro is a surname. List of people with the surname * David Corceiro (born 1977), French politician * Margarida Corceiro (born 2002), Portuguese actress See also * Cordeiro Cordeiro is a Portuguese language surname. The equivalent in ...

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