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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