Firmino Explained

Firmino is a surname and given name, the Portuguese form of Firmin.^[1]

Surname

• Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886–1948), Brazilian zoologist
• Émerson Luiz Firmino (born 1973), Brazilian footballer
• Roberto Firmino (born 1991), Brazilian footballer

Given name or maternal family name

• Osvaldinho (footballer, born 1945), real name Firmino Baleizão da Graça Sardinha, Portuguese footballer
• Diego Monar Firmino Martins (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
• Leandro Firmino da Hora (born 1978), Brazilian actor
• Paul J. F. Lusaka (1935–1996), Zambian politician and diplomat
• Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 1986), Brazilian footballer

See also

• Firmino Alves, a municipality in the state of Bahia in Brazil
• Senador Firmino, a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Hodges . Flavia . The Oxford Names Companion . 2002 . Oxford University Press . 0198605617 . 759.