''Gomes'' is a common Portuguese and Old Galician

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 ...

. It derived from the given name ''Gomes'', which derived from the

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word ''guma'', meaning "man". Its Spanish equivalent is

Gómez Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic word ...

Notable people

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Al Gomes Al Gomes is an American record producer and songwriter from Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Gomes has been in the music business for over 45 years, is the co-founder of Big Noise, was part of the team that launched the career of Christina A ...

(born 1960), American music producer, music industry strategist, and songwriter *

Albert Gomes Albert Maria Gomes (25 March 1911 – 13 January 1978) was a Trinidadian unionist, politician, and writer of Portuguese descent, was the first Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was the founder of the Political Progress Groups and later led ...

(1911–1978), Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author *

Albino Gomes Albino Giovanni Gomes (born 7 February 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Churchill Brothers. Club career Early life and youth career Born in Goa, India, Albino began playing football at t ...

(born 1994), Indian footballer *

Ana Gomes Ana Maria Rosa Martins Gomes (born 9 February 1954), better known as Ana Gomes, is a Portuguese former diplomat and politician of the Socialist Party (PS). She earned wide recognition for her role in negotiating independence for East Timor, a ...

(born 1954), Portuguese politician *

André Gomes André Filipe Tavares Gomes (; born 30 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille, on loan from club Everton. He played three years at Benfica, where he won the domestic tr ...

(born 1993), Portuguese footballer *

Angel Gomes Adilson Angel Abreu de Almeida Gomes (born 31 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille and the England under-21 national team. He began his career with Manchester United at the age of ...

(born 2000), English footballer * Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), Brazilian composer *

António Gomes Leal António Gomes Leal was a Portuguese poet. Life and work Leal was born in Rossio, part of Lisbon. He was the son of João António Gomes Leal (d. 1876), a customs officer, and Henrietta Fernandina Monteiro Alves Cabral Leal. Leal studied liter ...

(1848–1921), Portuguese poet *

Anthony Gomes Anthony Gomes (born May 14, 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. He was born to a Portuguese father and a French-Canadian mother. After his 1998 debut album release ''Blues in Technicolor'', he ...

(born 1970), Canadian musician * Bruno Gomes (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Chandima Gomes Chandima Gomes (Sinhala: චන්දිම ගෝමස්) is a Sri Lankan engineer, physicist and writer who is now working as a distinguished professor of high-voltage engineering at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa ...

(born 1966), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian engineer, physicist and writer *

Chico (footballer, born 1988) Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes (born 2 June 1988), commonly known as Chico, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back. Club career Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Chico spent five of his formative years at S ...

, full name Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes, Portuguese footballer * Chiquinho Baiano (born 1980), full name Francisco Gomes de Andrade Junior (born 1980), Brazilian footballer. * Diogo Gomes (c. 1420–1500), Portuguese navigator and explorer *

Eduardo Gomes Air Marshal Eduardo Gomes (20 September 1896 – 13 June 1981) was a Brazilian politician and military figure. He was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Gomes joined the army when he started his course at the Realengo Military Sch ...

(1896–1981), Brazilian soldier and politician

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Fernão Gomes Fernão Gomes (15th century) was a Portuguese merchant and explorer from Lisbon, possibly the son of Tristão Gomes de Brito. In 1469, King Afonso V of Portugal granted him the monopoly of trade in the Gulf of Guinea. Besides the payment of an ann ...

(15th century), Portuguese explorer and merchant * Francis Anthony Gomes (1931–2011), Bangladeshi Roman Catholic bishop *

Francisco Gomes da Rocha Francisco Gomes da Rocha (1745–1808) was a Brazilian composer. He was the successor of Emerico Lobo de Mesquita in Vila Rica Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the ...

, (1745–1808), Brazilian composer * Francisco Gomes de Amorim, (1827–1891), Portuguese poet and Dramatist * Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914–2001), Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic * Francisco Dias Gomes (1745–1795), Portuguese poet and literary critic *

Francisco Luís Gomes Francisco Luís Gomes ( Konkani: फ़्रान्सिस्को लूईस गोमॆस, Portuguese: ʃ">Help:IPA/Portuguese.html" ;"title="ɾãˈsiʃku ˈlwiʃ gomeHelp:IPA/Portuguese">ʃ Goa, Portuguese India, 31 May 1829 � ...

, (1829–1869), Indo-Portuguese physician, writer, historian, economist, politician *

Ed Gomes Edwin A. Gomes (February 25, 1936 – December 22, 2020) was an American politician, a Democratic member of the Connecticut State Senate, representing District 23, which includes Bridgeport. He was elected to the chamber in a special election on ...

(1936-2020), American politician *

Gene Gomes Gene M. Gomes (January 22, 1946 – March 6, 2018) was an American judge. Gomes was born in Fresno, California. He graduated from Fresno High School in 1963. Gomes received his bachelor's degree from Fresno State University in 1969 and then he ...

(1946–2018), American judge *

Gomes da Costa (footballer) Francisco Gomes da Costa (25 February 1919 – 1987) was a Portuguese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ameri ...

, (born 1919), former Portuguese footballer *

Gomes de Sequeira Gomes de Sequeira was a Portuguese explorer in the early 16th century. It has been suggested by some historians that Gomes de Sequeira may have sailed to the northeast coast of Australia as part of his explorations, although this is disputed. See ...

(16th century), Portuguese explorer * Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c. 1410–1474), Portuguese chronicler *

Harold Gomes Harold Gomes (born August 22, 1933) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1951 and 1963. The highlight of Gomes's career came in 1959 when he won the world super featherweight title against Paul Jorgensen. Professional ca ...

(born 1933), American boxer * Heurelho Gomes (born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

Jessica Gomes Jessica Gomes (born 25 September 1985) is an Australian model who appeared in the ''Swimsuit Issue'' of the American publication ''Sports Illustrated'' every year from 2008 to 2015. She works extensively in Australia and Asia. Gomes was the fe ...

(born 1984), Australian model * Jonny Gomes (born 1980), American baseball player * José Alencar Gomes da Silva (1931–2011), Brazilian politician *

Larry Gomes Hilary Angelo Gomes (born 13 July 1953) is a Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies cricket team, West Indian former cricketer. Cricket career Gomes toured England with the West Indian youth team in 1970 and made his first-class cricket, first-cla ...

(born 1953), Trinidadian cricketer *

Manuel Teixeira Gomes Manuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE (; 27 May 1860 – 18 October 1941) was a Portuguese politician and writer. He served as the seventh president of Portugal between 5 October 1923 and 11 December 1925. Personal life Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born ...

(1860–1941), Portuguese politician and president of Portugal *

Manuel Gomes da Costa Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa , commonly known as Manuel Gomes da Costa () or just Gomes da Costa (14 January 1863 – 17 December 1929), was a Portuguese army officer and politician, the tenth president of Portugal and the second of ...

(1863–1929), Portuguese army officer, politician and president of Portugal * Marcelo Gomes (dancer) (born 1979), Brazilian ballet dancer *

Mário Centeno Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno (born 9 December 1966) is a Portuguese economist, university professor, and politician. From 2015 to 2020, he was Minister of Finance of Portugal in the government cabinet of Prime Minister António Costa o ...

, full name Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno (born 1966), Portuguese economist and politician *

Miguel Gomes (fencer) Miguel Gomes (; born Miguel Barata de Andrade Gomes in 1972 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese fencing master. He graduated in History at the University of Lisbon, and trained and qualified as ''Maître d'armes'' at the Centre National ...

(born 1972), Portuguese fencer

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Nácia Gomes Maria Inácia Gomes Correia (18 July 1925 – 4 February 2011) was a Cape Verdean traditional singer of ''finaçon''. She began singing at age 17, and recorded three albums and multiple singles throughout her career, either as a solo artist or as ...

(1925–2011), Cape Verdean singer *

Nádia Gomes Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho (born 9 November 1996) is a Portuguese-American Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for NWSL club Orlando Pride and the Portugal women's national football team, Portu ...

(born 1996), Portuguese footballer *

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 footballer *

Nuno Gomes (diver) Nuno Gomes is a scuba diver who lives in New York City. Born in Lisbon, his family relocated to Pretoria when he was 14 years old. He is the holder of two world records in deep diving (independently verified and approved by Guinness World Reco ...

(20th/21st century), Portuguese-born South African Scuba Diver *

Peter J. Gomes Peter John Gomes (May 22, 1942 – February 28, 2011) was an American preacher and theologian, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School and Pusey Minister at Harvard's Memorial Church — in the words of Harvard' ...

(1942–2011), American clergyman *

Pedro Gomes (triathlete) Pedro Ribeiro Silva Gomes (born 6 December 1983, Lisbon, Portugal), is a Portuguese professional triathlete. He finished second at Ironman Florida in 2010 on his first official Ironman World Circuit professional race, setting a national record at t ...

(born 1983), Portuguese triathlete * Ralph Gomes (1937–2020), Guyanese track and field athlete *

Ryan Gomes Ryan Anthony Gomes (born September 1, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cold Hearts of Overtime Elite (OTE). He was named a First Team All-American power forward at Providence Coll ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

Soeiro Pereira Gomes Joaquim Soeiro Pereira Gomes (14 April 1909 – 5 December 1949) was a Portuguese writer of realist influence and became one of the major names of Portuguese literature of the 20th century. Pereira Gomes is, along with Alves Redol, the bigge ...

(1909–1949), Portuguese writer *

Steve Anthony Steve Anthony (born Stephen Anthony Gomes on 2 April 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian broadcaster. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or " VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995.Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (1868–1966), Brazilian politician and president of Brazil *

Weasley Gomes de Olivera Wesley Gomes de Oliveira (born 15 January 1972) is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. Career Gomes de Oliveira started his career with Persebaya U-21. References 1962 births Living people Association football midfielders Brazil ...

(born 1962), Brazilian footballer *

Yan Gomes Yan Gomes (; ; born July 19, 1987) is a Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals and Oakland Ath ...

(born 1987), Brazilian American baseball player

Institutions

* Dr Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, the major library in the district of South Goa, Goa, India * Gomes Elementary School, a school in Fremont, California

Places

* Pedro Gomes, a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Notable people

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See also