Álvares

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Álvares (sometimes Alvares), a Portuguese and Galician surname,[1] originally a patronymic meaning Son of Álvaro,[2] is the name of:

  • Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player
  • Christiaan Hermanus Cornelis Alvares (1901–1994), Surinamese musician
  • Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
  • João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer
  • Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer
  • Mara Alvares (born 1948), Brazilian artist
  • Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal
  • Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil

See also

  • Alvarez (disambiguation), The anglicization of Álvarez
  • Álvarez (surname), the Spanish variant of the surname

References

  1. ^ Origin of Álvares in a Portuguese genealogical site
  2. ^ "Álvares Name Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 July 2009. For the etymology of the surname Álvares this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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