Fernandes
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fernandes
- A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fernandes is the 2007th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18018 individuals. Fernandes is most common among Hispanic/Latino (60.69%) individuals.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Fernandez. By surface analysis, Fernando + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Fernández.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /feɾˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒiʃ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /feɻˈnɐ̃.d͡ʒis/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /feʁˈnɐ̃.des/ [feɦˈnɐ̃.des]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨɾˈnɐ̃.dɨʃ/
- Hyphenation: Fer‧nan‧des
Proper noun
Fernandes m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- → Konkani: फेर्नादीश (phernādīś)
- → Marathi: फेर्नादीश (phernādīś)
- → Old Tupi: Perana