Nuno (given name)

NunoPronunciation| [ˈnunu]

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Gender| Male
Origin
Word/name| Latin
Meaning| Grandfather or squire

Nuno is a Portuguese male name, derived either from Latin nunnus 'grandfather' or nonnus 'chamberlain, squire'. It is quite popular in the Portuguese-speaking countries and communities. Its Spanish equivalent is Nuño. There is also a female variant in both Portuguese and Spanish: Nuna and Nuña respectively.

The patronymic from Nuno is Portuguese Nunes and Spanish Núñez.

It may refer to:

## Football players

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* Nuno Afonso (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)
* Nuno Assis (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder)
* Nuno André Coelho (born 1986), Portuguese football player (defender)
* Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho (born 1987), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender)
* Nuno Diogo (born 1981), Portuguese football player (defender)
* Nuno Espírito Santo (born 1974), Portuguese football player (goalkeeper) and manager
* Nuno Frechaut (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender)
* Nuno Gomes (born 1976), Portuguese football player (forward)
* Nuno Manta Santos (born 1978), Portuguese football player (midfielder) and manager
* Nuno Piloto (born 1982), Portuguese football player (midfielder)
* Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues (born 1979), Portuguese football player (defender)
* Nuno Santos (disambiguation), several Portuguese football players\
* Nuno Tavares (born 2000), Portuguese football player (defender)
* Nuno Valente (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)

## Portuguese nobility

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* Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Constable of Portugal and general, later canonised
* Nuno I Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1725), 1st Duke of Cadaval
* Nuno II Álvares Pereira de Melo (1741–1771), 4th Duke of Cadaval
* Nuno III Álvares Pereira de Melo (1799–1837), 6th Duke of Cadaval
* Nuno IV Álvares Pereira de Melo (1888–1935), 9th Duke of Cadaval
* Nuno Alvites (fl. 1017–1028), count of Portugal
* Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907–1976), claimant to the throne of Portugal
* Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (1804–1875), three-time prime minister of Portugal

## Other people

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* Nuno Bettencourt (born 1966), Portuguese-American musician
* Nuno Canavarro (born 1962), Portuguese composer
* Nuno da Cunha (1487–1539), Governor of Portuguese India
* Nuno Gonçalves, 15th-century Portuguese court painter
* Nuno Leal Maia (born 1947), Brazilian actor
* Nuno Lopes (born 1978), Portuguese actor
* Nuno Markl (born 1971), Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host, voice actor and screenwriter
* Nuno Mendes (disambiguation), several people
* Nuno Pinheiro (born 1977), Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator
* Nuno Pinheiro (born 1984), Portuguese volleyball player
* Nuno Resende (born 1973), Portuguese singer
* Nuno Ribeiro (born 1977), Portuguese road bicycle racer
* Nuno Roque, Portuguese artist, actor, singer-songwriter and director
* Nuno Tristão, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
* Nuno Pereira (musician) (born 1979), entertainer, lead singer
* Nuno Viegas [pt] (born 1977), former Architect, Design Manager in London (from Loures, Lisbon)
* Nuno Villafane (born 2007), Spanish trampolinist

## See also

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* All pages with titles beginning with Nuno
* All pages with titles containing Nuno
* Nuno (disambiguation)
* Nuño
* Neno (name)
* Niño (name)
* Nino (name)

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