<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> Fernandez, Hernández, Hernandes </Td> </Tr> <P> Fernandes is a surname in the Portuguese - speaking countries . The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández . The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando . </P> <Ul> <Li> Aaron Fernandes, Canadian field hockey player </Li> <Li> Alex Fernandes, Brazilian football striker </Li> <Li> Álvaro Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and navigator </Li> <Li> António Fernandes, Portuguese explorer </Li> <Li> Augustine Fernandes, Pakistani Catholic priest </Li> <Li> Baltasar Fernandes, Portuguese explorer of Brazil </Li> <Li> Cláudio Roberto Siqueira Fernandes, Brazilian footballer </Li> <Li> Duarte Fernandes, Portuguese explorer and diplomat </Li> <Li> Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (born 1944), Portuguese politician </Li> <Li> Emanuel Fernandes (beach volleyball) (born 1967), Angolan beach volleyball player </Li> <Li> Fabrice Fernandes, French footballer </Li> <Li> Flávia Fernandes, Brazilian water polo player </Li> <Li> Gelson Fernandes, Swiss footballer </Li> <Li> George Fernandes, Indian politician </Li> <Li> Jane Fernandes, president - designate of Gallaudet University </Li> <Li> Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, Portuguese politician, writer and playwright </Li> <Li> João Fernandes Lavrador, Portuguese explorer </Li> <Li> John Fernandes, American musician </Li> <Li> Júlio César Fernandes, Brazilian footballer </Li> <Li> Maria Celestina Fernandes (born 1945), Angolan author, mostly of children's books </Li> <Li> Manuel Henriques Fernandes, Portuguese football player </Li> <Li> Nomi Fernandes, Swiss glamour model </Li> <Li> Norma Fernandes, Pakistani Catholic teacher, honored with Tamgha - i - Imtiaz </Li> <Li> Oscar Fernandes, Indian politician </Li> <Li> Paula Fernandes, Brazilian singer </Li> <Li> Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Portuguese explorer </Li> <Li> Remo Fernandes, Indian musician </Li> <Li> Rodrigo Fernandes Valete, Brazilian football player </Li> <Li> Romeo Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Rosette Batarda Fernandes, Portuguese botanist </Li> <Li> Suella Fernandes, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Fareham since 2015 </Li> <Li> Tony Fernandes, Malaysian entrepreneur </Li> <Li> Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, Brazilian football player </Li> <Li> Vânia Fernandes, Portuguese singer </Li> <Li> Vasco Fernandes, known as Grão Vasco, Portuguese painter </Li> <Li> Vanessa Fernandes, Portuguese triathlete </Li> <Li> Brandon Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Gabriel Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Augustine Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Clyde Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Alfred Fernandes, Indian football coach </Li> <Li> Ashley Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Bibiano Fernandes (footballer), Indian football player </Li> <Li> Kingsley Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Micky Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Nicholas Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Selwyn Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Seriton Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Francis Fernandes, Indian football player </Li> <Li> Victorino Fernandes Indian football player </Li> <Li> Dawson Fernandes Indian football player </Li> <Li> Myron Fernandes Indian football player </Li> <Li> James Fernandes Indian football player </Li> <Li> Cajetan Fernandes Indian football player </Li> <Li> Raynier Fernandes Indian football player </Li> </Ul>

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