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 ...
Galicia
Galicia may refer to:
Geographic regions
* Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain
** Gallaecia, a Roman province
** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia
** The medieval King ...
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:
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André Couto
André Couto (; born 14 December 1976) is a MacaneseEric Couto, Executive Director of Wisconsin Progress (c. 1978-Present), founding member of Meat Knights
* Fernando Couto, (born 1969) Portuguese football player
* Grant Andrew DeCouto, (born 1995), American producer
* Mia Couto, (born 1955) Mozambican writer
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Maria Aurora Couto
Maria Aurora Couto (22 August 1937 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian writer and educator from Goa. She was best known for her book ''Goa: A Daughter's Story'' and for promoting literature and ideas within Goa and beyond. She lived in the north ...
,
Goan Catholic
Goan Catholics ( gom, Goenchem Katholik) are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians following the Roman Rite of worship from the Goa state, in the southern part of the Konkan region along the west coast of India. They are Konkani peo ...
writer, historian and educationalist
* Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes, (1890-2005) longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal
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Gago Coutinho
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC, generally known simply as Gago Coutinho (; 17 February 1869 – 18 February 1959) was a Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviator. An aviation pioneer, Gago Coutinho and Sac ...
, (1869-1959) Portuguese aviation pioneer
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Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva
Vasco Fernades Coutinho ( 1385 – 1450) was a distinguished Portuguese nobleman, the 3rd Marshal of Portugal and 1st Count of Marialva (from 1440/41).
Personal life
Fernandes Coutinho was the son of Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho, Lord of Couto d ...
(c. 1385-1450), Marshal of Portugal
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Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (1490–1561) was a Portuguese fidalgo and the first donatary of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo, a colonial territory in what is now Brazil.
Biography
Vasco Fernandes Coutinho was born in Portugal. He was later amongst ...
(1490-1561), founder of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo
Places
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Couto (Santa Cristina)
Couto Santa Cristina is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães
Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Mig ...
, in Santo Tirso, Portugal.
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Couto (São Miguel)
São Miguel do Couto is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães. It is located southeast in the city of Santo T ...
Couto de Esteves
Couto de Esteves is a ''freguesia'' in Sever do Vouga, Aveiro District
Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as ...
, in
Sever do Vouga
Sever do Vouga () is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal The population in 2011 was 12,356, in an area of 129.88 km2. It had 11,734 eligible voters (2013). The municipality is a center of metalworking industry.
T ...
, Portugal
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Couto (Barcelos) Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated ...
, in Barcelos, Portugal
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Couto de Baixo Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated ...
Abegondo
Abegondo is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It has an area of 83.72 km² (32.32 mi²), a population of 5,732 (2004 estimate) and a population density of 68.47 people/km² (17 ...
, Galicia.
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Couto de Riba Couto may refer to:
Surname
Couto is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil. Its meaning is game reservation or feudal land. Sometimes a diminutive form occurs, . It is a name associated ...
, in
Alfoz
Alfoz () is a municipality in the Spanish Galician province of Lugo. It is in the region of A Mariña Central. It borders the municipalities of Foz, Mondoñedo, Abadín and O Valadouro.
The population in 2008 was 2,133 people according to the ...
, Galicia
*Couto, in
Gomesende
Gomesende is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Celanova
Terra de Celanova is a comarca in the Galician Ourense. The overall population of this loc ...
Pantón
Pantón is a municipality of northwestern Spain, in the province of Lugo; in a mountainous district, watered by the rivers Miño, Cabe and Sil River. Its population in 2002 was 3,377. Livestock is extensively reared, and large quantities of w ...