Gomes
Gomes is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name Gomes, which derived from the Visigothic word guma, meaning "man".
Its Spanish equivalent is Gómez or Gomez.Notable people
- Al Gomes, American music producer, music industry strategist, and songwriter
- Albert Gomes, Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author
- Ana Gomes, Portuguese politician
- André Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Angel Gomes, English footballer
- Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer
- António Gomes Leal, Portuguese poet
- Anthony Gomes, Canadian musician
- Bruno Gomes, Brazilian footballer
- Chandima Gomes, Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian engineer, physicist and writer
- Chico, full name Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Chiquinho Baiano, full name Francisco Gomes de Andrade Junior, Brazilian footballer.
- Diogo Gomes, Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Eduardo Gomes, Brazilian soldier and politician
- Fernão Gomes, Portuguese explorer and merchant
- Francis Anthony Gomes, Bangladeshi Roman Catholic bishop
- Francisco Gomes da Rocha,, Brazilian composer
- Francisco Gomes de Amorim,, Portuguese poet and Dramatist
- Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic
- Francisco Dias Gomes, Portuguese poet and literary critic
- Francisco Luís Gomes,, Indo-Portuguese physician, writer, historian, economist, politician
- Gene Gomes, American judge
- Gomes da Costa,, former Portuguese footballer
- Gomes de Sequeira, Portuguese explorer
- Gomes Eanes de Zurara, Portuguese chronicler
- Harold Gomes, American boxer
- Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer
- Jessica Gomes, Australian model
- Jonny Gomes, American baseball player
- José Alencar Gomes da Silva, Brazilian politician
- Larry Gomes, Trinidadian cricketer
- Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician and president of Portugal
- Manuel Gomes da Costa, Portuguese army officer, politician and president of Portugal
- Marcelo Gomes , Brazilian ballet dancer
- Mário Centeno, full name Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno, Portuguese Minister of Finance and President of the Eurogroup
- Miguel Gomes , Portuguese fencer
- Nádia Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
- Nuno Gomes , Portuguese-born South African Scuba Diver
- Peter J. Gomes, American clergyman
- Pedro Gomes , Portuguese triathlete
- Ralph Gomes, Guyanese track and field athlete
- Ryan Gomes, American basketball player
- Soeiro Pereira Gomes, Portuguese writer
- Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes, Brazilian politician and president of Brazil
- Weasley Gomes de Olivera, Brazilian footballer
- Yan Gomes, Brazilian American baseball player
Institutions
- Dr Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, the major library in the district of South Goa, Goa, India
- Gomes Elementary School, a school in Fremont, California
Places
- Pedro Gomes, a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
