Amorim is a Portuguese

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. A habitational name from any of the various places named Amorim, originally (villa) Amorini, from the name of the estate owner. There is a Hispanicized version, Amorín. Notable people with the surname include:

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* Ana Amorim (born 1983), Brazilian handball player, played at the 2004 Olympics * Bruno Amorim (sailor) (born 1975), Brazilian sailor * Bruno Amorim (footballer) (born 1998), Portuguese footballer, plays for Sanjoanense * Eduarda Amorim, (born 1986), Brazilian handball player, 2014 player of year *

Júnior Amorim Misomar Rodrigues de Amorim Júnior (born 3 October 1972), known as Júnior Amorim, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Cametá. Playing career Amorim was born in Belém, P ...

(born 1972), Brazilian football player and coach, manages Cametá *

Ni Amorim Nuno Amorim, better known as Ni Amorim, is a racing driver born in Porto, Portugal on March 1, 1962. National career Amorim started competing in circuit racing and rallying in 1982, but in the mid-1980s he was almost exclusively a touring car raci ...

(Nuno Amorim, born 1962), Portuguese racing car driver *

Patrícia Amorim Patrícia Filler Amorim (born February 13, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Jewish Brazilian former Olympic freestyle swimmer and former president of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. She is the first female president ever of the club, elected on Dec ...

(born 1969), Brazilian swimmer *

Ruben Amorim Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim (; born 27 January 1985) is a Portuguese Professional association football, professional football Manager (association football), manager, a former player and the current manager of Premier League club Manchester Unit ...

(born 1985), Portuguese footballer and manager, manages Manchester United

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Américo Amorim Américo Ferreira Amorim (21 July 1934 – 13 July 2017) was a Portuguese billionaire businessman, and a 50% owner of Corticeira Amorim, founded by his grandfather. He was the richest person in Portugal at the time of his death with a fortune es ...

(1934–2017), Portuguese businessman *

Celso Amorim Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President ...

(born 1942), Brazilian diplomat and politician *

Enrique Amorim Enrique Amorim (July 25, 1900 – July 28, 1960) was an Uruguayan novelist and writer, best known for his story ''Las quitanderas'' whose plot centers on rural prostitution; also known for his left-wing politics. Biography Enrique Amorim was bo ...

(1900–1960), Uruguayan novelist and writer *

José Amorín Batlle José Gerardo Amorín Batlle (born 9 November 1954 in Montevideo) is an List of Uruguayan lawyers, Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado Party. He currently serves as president of the Banco de Seguros del Esta ...

(born 1954), Uruguayan lawyer and politician

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