is a

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 ...

male name, derived either from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

'grandfather' or 'chamberlain, squire'. It is quite popular in the

Portuguese-speaking countries The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: ''Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa''; abbreviated as the CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth (''Comunidade Lusófona''), is an international organization and poli ...

and communities. Its

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equivalent is . There is also a female variant in both Portuguese and Spanish: and respectively. The

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from Nuno is Portuguese and Spanish . It may refer to:

Football players

* Nuno Afonso (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender) * Nuno Assis (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder) *

Nuno André Coelho Nuno André da Silva Coelho (; born 7 January 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Penafiel, Coelho reached FC Porto from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spe ...

(born 1986), Portuguese football player (defender) *

Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho (born 23 November 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a central defender. Club career Born in Covilhã, Coelho moved from hometown club S.C. Covilhã to ...

(born 1987), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender) * Nuno Diogo (born 1981), Portuguese football player (defender) *

Nuno Espírito Santo Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (born 25 January 1974), often referred to as simply Nuno, is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the manager of Saudi Professional League club Al- ...

(born 1974), Portuguese football player (goalkeeper) and manager *

Nuno Frechaut Nuno Miguel Frechaut Barreto (born 24 September 1977), known as Frechaut (), is a Portuguese retired footballer. A defender or midfielder, he could occupy a variety of positions. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 233 matches and 11 goals ove ...

(born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender) *

Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 5 July 1976), known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was given the nickname ''Gomes'' during childhood after Fernando Gomes, and was regarded ...

(born 1976), Portuguese football player (forward) *

Nuno Manta Santos Nuno Miguel Manta Ribeiro Santos, known as Nuno Manta or Nuno Manta Santos (born 25 July 1978) is a Portuguese football manager and a former player. Playing career Born in Santa Maria da Feira, he was known as Melão in his playing career as a mi ...

(born 1978), Portuguese football player (midfielder) and manager *

Nuno Piloto Nuno Miguel Torres Piloto de Albuquerque (born 19 March 1982), known as Piloto, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Club career Born in Tondela, Viseu District, Piloto was brought up in the youth system of Académica de ...

(born 1982), Portuguese football player (midfielder) * Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues (born 1979), Portuguese football player (defender) * Nuno Santos (disambiguation), several Portuguese football players\ *

Nuno Tavares Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares (born 26 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. Club career Benfica Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean desc ...

(born 2000), Portuguese football player (defender) *

Nuno Valente Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente (; born 12 September 1974) is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a left-back or a winger. He later became a manager. He played professionally in Portugal and England for Sporting, ...

(born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)

Portuguese nobility

Nuno Álvares Pereira D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. (; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic ...

(1360–1431), Constable of Portugal and general, later canonised * Nuno I Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1725), 1st

Duke of Cadaval The Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in ''Dom'' Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of ''Dom'' Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. ''Dom'' Álvaro married ''Dona'' Filipa de Melo, the rich daught ...

* Nuno II Álvares Pereira de Melo (1741–1771), 4th

* Nuno III Álvares Pereira de Melo (1799–1837), 6th

* Nuno IV Álvares Pereira de Melo (1888–1935), 9th

Nuno Alvites Nuno Alvites, also referred to as Nuno or Nuño Aloitiz ('' fl.'' 10171028), was a count of Portugal, a descendant of the first count, Vímara Peres as the son of Count Alvito Nunes and Gontina. His presence is recorded for the first time in 1017. ...

(fl. 1017–1028), count of Portugal *

Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza ''Dom'' Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (23 September 1907 – 24 December 1976) was the claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as both the Miguelist successor of his father, Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, and later as the head of the ...

(1907–1976), claimant to the throne of Portugal *

Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé Dom. Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 2nd Marquis of Loulé, 9th Count of Vale de Reis, (6 November 1804 – 22 May 1875), was an important Portuguese politician during the period of Constitutional Monarchy. He became the 1s ...

(1804–1875), three-time prime minister of Portugal

Other people

Nuno Bettencourt Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded ...

(born 1966), Portuguese-American musician *

Nuno Canavarro Nuno Canavarro (born 15 November 1962) is a Portugal, Portuguese composer. He studied architecture in Oporto. He learned to play piano at a very young age and was in a band called the Street Kids. He also played with the famous Portuguese band De ...

(born 1962), Portuguese composer *

Nuno da Cunha Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – March 5, 1539) was a Portuguese admiral who was governor of Portuguese India, Portuguese possessions in India from 1529 to 1538. He was the governor of Portuguese Asia that ruled for more time in the sixteenth century in ...

(1487–1539), Governor of Portuguese India *

Nuno Gonçalves Nuno Gonçalves (c. 1425 – c. 1491, ''fl.'' 1450–71) was a Portuguese artist whose work initiated the Portuguese Renaissance in painting. He was court painter for Afonso V of Portugal from 1450 to 1471, and in 1471 he was appointed the offici ...

, 15th-century Portuguese court painter *

Nuno Leal Maia Nuno Leal Maia (born 17 October 1947) is a Brazilian actor and former football manager. Born in Santos, São Paulo, Maia started his career as a stage actor in the 1970s, and then debuting on cinema in the 1973 film ''Anjo Loiro'' starred by Ver ...

(born 1947), Brazilian actor *

Nuno Lopes Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes (born 6 May 1978) is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in ''Saint George'', the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his ...

(born 1978), Portuguese actor *

Nuno Markl Nuno Frederico Correia da Silva Lobato Markl (born 21 July 1971), known as Nuno Markl, is a Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host, voice actor and screenwriter. He was born in Lisbon. Career Radio Markl is well known in Portug ...

(born 1971), Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host, voice actor and screenwriter * Nuno Mendes (disambiguation), several people *

Nuno Pinheiro Nuno Miguel Araújo Pinheiro (born 31 December 1984 in Espinho) is a professional volleyballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a setter. Pinheiro was recruited to the Portugal men's national team in May 2002 and represented the country until ...

(born 1977), Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator *

(born 1984), Portuguese volleyball player *

Nuno Resende Nuno Resende (born 25 June 1973) is a Portugal, Portuguese singer. Biography Early life Nuno was born in Porto, and is an only child. He enrolled at the French school of Porto when he was 5. His family moved to Belgium when he was 12. He is ...

(born 1973), Portuguese singer *

Nuno Ribeiro Nuno Jorge Ribeiro Gaspar (born 9 September 1977 in Sobrado, Valongo) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2014 for the , , (two spells), and teams. He now works as a directeur spo ...

(born 1977), Portuguese road bicycle racer * Nuno Roque, Portuguese artist, actor, singer-songwriter and director *

Nuno Tristão Nuno Tristão was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and slave trader, active in the early 1440s, traditionally thought to be the first European to reach the region of Guinea (legendarily, as far as Guinea-Bissau, but more recent historians belie ...

, 15th-century Portuguese explorer * Nuno Pereira (born 1979), entertainer, lead singer

Football players

Portuguese nobility

Other people

See also