What is "nunes"

Nunes is a Galician and Portuguese surname, originally a patronymic meaning Son of Nuno. Notable people with the name include:

• Airas Nunes, Spanish cleric and troubador
• Benedito Nunes, Brazilian philosopher and writer
• Clara Nunes, Brazilian samba musician
• Claudio Nunes, Italian bridge player
• Devin Nunes, United States politician
• Emanuel Nunes Carvalho, United States Rabbi and lexicographer
• Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer
• Julia Nunes, American singer and songwriter
• José da Costa Nunes, Portuguese Catholic Cardinal, former Bishop of Macau and Patriarch of the East Indies
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer
• Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Brazilian author of children's books
• Neil Nunes, British continuity announcer
• Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor
• Rachel Ann Nunes, or Teyla Branton or Rachel Branton, or Mrs. Antonio Joao (TJ) Nunes, United States author of children's books,
• Sara Nunes, Finnish pop singer
• Vasco Nunes, Portuguese cinematographer, producer, and film director