Mendonça () is a Portuguese and Galician

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of Basque origin. It sometimes appears as the anglicized forms ''Mendonca'' or ''Mendonsa''. The Spanish variant is Mendoza. The name has been often linked with

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. The name may refer to:

General

Ana de Mendonça Ana de Mendonça (1460-1542) was a maid of the Queen regnant of Castile, Joanna la Beltraneja, and a mistress of King John II of Portugal, who was also Master of the Order of Saint James 1470-1492. They had one son, Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Co ...

(1460–1542), Portuguese mistress of King John II of Portugal * Carla Mendonça (born 1961), English actress * Cristóvão de Mendonça (1475–1532), Portuguese explorer *

Duda Mendonça José Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mendonça, known as Duda Mendonça (10 August 1944 – 16 August 2021), was a Brazilian advertising person and political strategist. Owner of a publicity agency called Duda Propaganda, he became known for his political ...

(1944–2021), Brazilian public relations specialist * Eneida A. Mendonça, Brazilian-born physician-scientist / biomedical informatician *

Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça (30 May 1889 - 28 September 1982) was a Portuguese botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist i ...

(1889–1982), Portuguese botanist *

Gaelyn Mendonca Gaelyn Mendonca is an Indian actress, model and VJ for MTV India. She is best known for hosting WWE Now India and MTV Hustle. Early life and education Gaelyn Mendonca was born on 5 November 1988 in Mumbai, India, and grew up in Orlem. She ...

, Indian actress * Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931), Brazilian writer *

Henrique Lopes de Mendonça Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (3 July 1856 – 24 August 1931) was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, novella and short story writer, and naval officer. He wrote several plays, and with his friend, the composer Alfredo Keil, he wrote the l ...

(1856–1939), Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer *, Brazilian Senator and businessman *

Leroy A. Mendonca Leroy A. Mendonca (August 2, 1932 – July 4, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 4, 1951. Early life Leroy was born in Honolulu, Territory of ...

(1932–1951), United States Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in Korea *

Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto Nuno can refer to *Nuno (given name) :*Nuno Espirito Santo, football manager :*Nuno Tavares, football player *Nuño (given name) *Nuno felting, a fabric felting technique *'' Nuno'', meaning "ancestor" in Philippine languages, usually in reference ...

(1804–1875), Portuguese prime minister

Musicians

Eduardo Mendonça Eduardo Mendonça (born August 21, 1960 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a guitarist, percussionist, singer, composer, and director of "Show Brazil!". He traces his heritage to a royal African family called "Mama Beka", meaning "Prophet of the Royal ...

(born 1960), Brazilian musician *

Jason Mendonça Akercocke are an English extreme metal band from London, formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonça and David Gray. The band also features Paul Scanlan and Nathanael Underwood. History Akercocke's first album, ''Rape of the Bastard Nazarene'', was self ...

, British musician * Kathy Mendonca, American musician *

Marília Mendonça Marília Dias Mendonça (; 22 July 1995 – 5 November 2021) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. She is posthumously recognized in Brazil as the 'queen of sofrência', a subgenre of sertanejo music, and has been recognized f ...

(1995–2021), Brazilian singer-songwriter * Newton Mendonça (1927–1960), Brazilian musician * Paulo Mendonça, Swedish musician *

Stella Mendonça Stella Mendonça (born 10 August 1970) is a Mozambican operatic soprano specializing in the bel canto repertoire. In 2002 Mendonça collaborated in adapting Georges Bizet's opera Carmen for African audiences and then performed it in Mozambique. ...

(born 1970), Mozambican opera singer * Walter Wanderley, (Walter Jose Wanderley Mendonça, 1932–1986) (Brazilian organist)

Sports

* António Mendonça (born 1982), Angolan footballer *

Clive Mendonca Clive Paul Mendonca (born 9 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker between 1986 and 2002 notably for Grimsby Town and Charlton Athletic. Mendonca also played for Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers a ...

(born 1968), British footballer * Ivor Mendonca (1934–2014), West Indian cricketer * Jorge Mendonça (1954–2006), Brazilian footballer * Jorge Alberto Mendonça (born 1938), Portuguese/Angolan footballer * Leon Luke Mendonca (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster * Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Mílton da Cunha Mendonça (1956–2019), Brazilian footballer * Romero Mendonça Sobrinho (born 1975), Brazilian footballer *

Sandro da Silva Mendonça Sandro da Silva Mendonça (born 1 October 1983 in Brazil), or simply Sandro is a Brazilian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Kedah On 9 April 2015 Sandro signed a contract with Malaysian side club Kedah. He made ...

(born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Tommy Mendonca (born 1988), American baseball player

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