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Nuno
For the Portuguese name see Nuno (given name)

A nuno or nuno sa punso ("old man of the mound") is a dwarf-like creature in Philippine mythology. It is believed to live in an anthill or termite mound, hence its name, literally 'Ancestor/Grandparent living in the anthill'.

Nuno (given name)

Nuno is a Portuguese male name, derived either from Latin Nunnus (grandfather) or from Nonnus (chamberlain or squire). Is a name quite popular in the Portuguese speaking countries and communities. Its Spanish variant is Nuño. There is also a female variant in Spanish: Nuña. The patronymic for Nuno is Nunes (Portuguese) (see also Núñez in Spanish).

It may refer to:

  • Nuno Espírito Santo, Portuguese football player and manager
  • Nuno Roque, Portuguese actor, singer-songwriter
  • Nuno Gomes, Portuguese football player
  • Nuno Costa Santos, Portuguese football player
  • Nuno Lopes, Portuguese actor
  • Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese-American musician
  • Nuno II Mendes, Count of Portugal
  • Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira, Constable of Portugal and General with a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile
  • Nuno Tristão, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
  • Nuno da Cunha, Governor of Portuguese India
  • Nuno I Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638-1727), 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 José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (1804-1875), Portuguese Prime Minister (19th Century)
  • Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907-1976), claimant to the throne of Portugal