Guimarães Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Guimarães last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Guimarães last name
Meaning of the Guimarães last name: "from Guimarães". Guimarães is a Portuguese surname for someone from the city of Guimarães in the Minho, called the cradle of Portugal, from the Germanic name Vimara. Writer João Guimarães Rosa is a classic of Brazilian literature. The last name is common in Brazil.
Arms associated with the Guimarães name
Coats of arms associated with the Guimarães surname follow Portuguese heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Guimarães name FAQ
What does the Guimarães name mean?
"from Guimarães". Common variants include Guimaraes, Guimarãis.
Where does the Guimarães surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, Angola and France.
Is there a Guimarães coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Guimarães coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).