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Mendes
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English
Etymology 1
en grc Μένδης
Proper noun
en historical An ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba.
Etymology 2
en pt Mendes.
Proper noun
en mun s/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil.
en Portuguese.
en 2006-10-18 w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/movies/18holl.html Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link David M. Halbfinger A year ago, the director Sam Mendes collected his "director of the year" prize at a star-studded but still otherwise obscure, untelevised gala called the Hollywood Awards, two weeks before his film "Jarhead" was even released. https://web.archive.org/web/20250621151104/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/movies/hollywood-film-chains-latest-link.html
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Mendes is the 3514th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,162 individuals. Mendes is most common among White (56.33%), Hispanic/Latino (23.86%) and Black/African American (13.12%) individuals.
Anagrams
en deemns Emdens emends mensed
en surnames from Portuguese surnames from Spanish
Latin
Etymology
la Mendēs :bor grc:Μένδης + 1
Pronunciation
Mendēs
Adjective
Mendēs/Mendēt
of or belonging to Mendes, a town of Lower Egypt on the delta of the Nile (in modern times called Tell El-Ruba)
Declension
Mendēs/Mendēt
Derived terms
la Mendēsīcus
la Mendēsius
References
la Egypt Towns
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :af Mendo -es<t:son of> + 1 Compare es Méndez.
Pronunciation
pt Men des
Proper noun
mfbysense +
pt patronymics
Descendants
kok 1
mr मेंदीश 1
Proper noun
pt municipality s/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
es Méndez