Nunes

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Nunez. By surface analysis, Nuno +‎ -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Núñez.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnũ.nis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈnũ.niʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.nes/

  • Hyphenation: Nu‧nes

Proper noun

Nunes m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. an originally surname originating as a patronymic
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