Fernandes

Fernandes/ Fernández
	Coat of arms designed by the king of arms João de Cró for Diogo Fernandes.
Pronunciation	Portuguese: Portugal: /fɨɾ.ˈnɐ̃.dɨʃ/; Brazil: /feɾ.ˈnɐ̃.dʒis/,; /feʁ.ˈnɐ̃.dʒiʃ/,; /feh.ˈnɐ̃ds/; ; ; Galician: /feɾ.ˈnɐn.ðes; Spanish: /feɾ.ˈnɐn.des;
Origin
Word/name	From Gothic, "Frithunanths".
Meaning	"Son of Fernando"
Region of origin	Portugal / Espanha
Other names
Variant form(s)	Fernández, Fernandici, Fredenandiz, Ferdinandsson, Hernández, Hernandes

Fernandes is a patronymic surname in the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tomé and Príncipe, the 10th one in Portugal, and the 18th one in Brazil. The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández.

People with the surname Fernandes include:

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