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Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) or ( Catalan) is a masculine

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origin (, , , and so on). Its Portuguese form is . Its

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

is (). Already in the

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the name was being confused with the similar but distinct name Munio. The meaning of the name is disputed. It could come from late Latin , meaning 'tutor', later 'monk'. The classicist Iiro Kajanto proposed a

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Foot ...

origin, since the name is mainly found in formerly Celtic-speaking parts of Spain.Lidia Becker (2009), ''Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.–12. Jahrhundert)'' (De Gruyter), pp. 773ff.

People with the given name Nuño

* Nuño Rasura (9th century), one of two legendary judges of Castile * Nuño Fernández (fl. 920–27), count of Castile * Nuño I (bishop of Mondoñedo) (1025–1027), a medieval Galician bishop *

Nuño Álvarez de Carazo Nuño Álvarez de Carazo (''floruit'' 1028–1054) was a Kingdom of Castile, Castilian nobleman, diplomat, and warrior. Throughout his career he maintained important relations with the Kingdom of Navarre, which his lands and lordships bordered. T ...

(floruit 1028–1054), a Castilian nobleman, diplomat, and warrior * Nuño Alfonso (1112–1136), a medieval Galician bishop *

Nuño Pérez de Lara Nuño Pérez de Lara (died 3 August 1177) was a Castilian nobleman, politician and military leader. He began his career at the court of the Emperor Alfonso VII, during whose reign he took part in the ''repoblación'' of the Extremadura and the d ...

(died 3 August 1177). a Castilian nobleman, politician and military leader *

Nuño Sánchez Nuño Sánchez (, ''Nunyó'', or'' Nunyo Sanç'', ) ( 1185 – 1242) was a nobleman and statesman in the Crown of Aragon. Nuño was the son of Sancho, Count of Provence, Sancho, Count of Provence, County of Roussillon, Roussillon, and County of ...

(c. 1185 – 1242), a nobleman in the Crown of Aragon *

Nuño González de Lara (died 1275) Nuño González I de Lara (died 8 September 1275), nicknamed ''el Bueno'' ("the Good"), was a Castilian nobleman, royal counsellor and military leader. He was the head of the House of Lara and a close personal friend of Alfonso X. The king's poli ...

, a Castilian nobleman, royal counsellor and military leader * Nuño González de Lara (died 1291), a Castilian nobleman and military leader of the House of Lara *

Nuño González de Lara (died 1296) Nuño González III de Lara (died 1296) was a Castilian noble of the House of Lara. He was the lord consort of Alegrete, Vide, and Sintra and served as Alférez del rey for King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Family origins He was the son of Juan ...

, a Castilian noble of the House of Lara *

Nuño de Guzmán Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán (1558) was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in New Spain. He was the governor of the province of Pánuco (province), Pánuco from 1525 to 1533 and of Nueva Galicia from 1529 to 1534, and president of the ...

(c. 1490 – 1558), a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in New Spain

People with the surname Nuño

Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño (1913–1976) was a Spanish art historian, author, teacher, and art critic. He was a member of the Generation of '36 ( Spanish: ''Generación del 36''). Biography Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño was born on 29 January 1913 in ...

(1913–1976) was a Spanish art historian, author, teacher, and art critic.

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