Given name & surname

Pinheiro

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pinheiro comes from Portuguese.

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How it developed

From Portuguese Pinheiro.

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Pinheiro’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Pinheiro as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Galician form Piñeiro. In Portuguese usage, Pinheiro as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Piñero.

Walk Pinheiro’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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