Given name & surname

Moniz

Moniz is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Moniz comes from Portuguese.

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How it developed

From Portuguese Moniz.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Moniz’s family of names

In English usage, Moniz as a surname has a related form in MUNIZ.

Walk Moniz’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Matos

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“forest, woods”

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Olim is a surname from Portuguese.

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Sibling ideas

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