Fernandão is a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of the name

Fernando Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

, and means "Big Fernando" or "Fernando Sr." in

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

. People named Fernandão include: *

Fernandão (footballer, born 1978) Fernando Lúcio da Costa, better known as Fernandão (18 March 1978 – 7 June 2014), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Having started his career at Goiás of Goiânia, Fernandão had a four-year spell in ...

(1978–2014), full name Fernando Lúcio da Costa, Brazilian football manager and former footballer. * Fernandão (footballer, born 1987), full name José Fernando Viana de Santana, Brazilian footballer *

Fernandão (futsal player) Fernando Maciel Gonçalves (born 16 August 1980), commonly known as Fernandão, is a Spanish-Brazilian futsal player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tab ...

(born 1980), full name Fernando Maciel Gonçalves, Spanish-Brazilian futsal player * Fernando Ávila (born 1955), Brazilian former volleyball player

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