Mendonça Explained
Mendonça (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese and Galician surname of Basque origin. It sometimes appears as the anglicized forms Mendonca or Mendonsa. The Spanish variant is Mendoza. The name has been often linked with royalty. The name may refer to:
General
- Ana de Mendonça (1460–1542), Portuguese mistress of King John II of Portugal
- Carla Mendonça (born 1961), English actress
- Cristóvão de Mendonça (1475–1532), Portuguese explorer
- Duda Mendonça (1944–2021), Brazilian public relations specialist
- Eneida A. Mendonça, Brazilian-born physician-scientist / biomedical informatician
- Francisco de Ascensão Mendonça (1889–1982), Portuguese botanist
- Gaelyn Mendonca, Indian actress
- Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931), Brazilian writer
- Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (1856–1939), Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer
- , Brazilian Senator and businessman
- Leroy A. Mendonca (1932–1951), United States Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in Korea
- Nuno José Severo de Mendonça Rolim de Moura Barreto (1804–1875), Portuguese prime minister
Musicians
Sports
- António Mendonça (born 1982), Angolan footballer
- Clive Mendonca (born 1968), British footballer
- Ivor Mendonca (1934–2014), West Indian cricketer
- Jorge Mendonça (1954–2006), Brazilian footballer
- Jorge Alberto Mendonça (born 1938), Portuguese/Angolan footballer
- Leon Luke Mendonca (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster
- Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
- Mílton da Cunha Mendonça (1956–2019), Brazilian footballer
- Romero Mendonça Sobrinho (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
- Sandro da Silva Mendonça (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
- Tommy Mendonca (born 1988), American baseball player
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