Nuno (given name)

Nuno is a Portuguese male name, derived either from Latin nunnus 'grandfather' or nonnus 'chamberlain, squire'. It is quite popular in the Portuguese-speaking countries and communities. Its Spanish equivalent is Nuño. There is also a female variant in both Portuguese and Spanish: Nuna and Nuña respectively.

The patronymic from Nuno is Portuguese Nunes and Spanish Núñez.

It may refer to:

Football players

 * Nuno Afonso (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)
 * Nuno Assis (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder)
 * Nuno André Coelho (born 1986), Portuguese football player (defender)
 * Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho (born 1987), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender)
 * Nuno Diogo (born 1981), Portuguese football player (defender)
 * Nuno Espírito Santo (born 1974), Portuguese football player (goalkeeper) and manager
 * Nuno Frechaut (born 1977), Portuguese football player (midfielder/defender)
 * Nuno Gomes (born 1976), Portuguese football player (forward)
 * Nuno Manta Santos (born 1978), Portuguese football player (midfielder) and manager
 * Nuno Piloto (born 1982), Portuguese football player (midfielder)
 * Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues (born 1979), Portuguese football player (defender)
 * Nuno Santos (disambiguation), several Portuguese football players\
 * Nuno Tavares (born 2000), Portuguese football player (defender)
 * Nuno Valente (born 1974), Portuguese football player (defender)

Portuguese nobility

 * Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Constable of Portugal and general, later canonised
 * Nuno I Álvares Pereira de Melo (1638–1725), 1st Duke of Cadaval
 * Nuno II Álvares Pereira de Melo (1741–1771), 4th Duke of Cadaval
 * Nuno III Álvares Pereira de Melo (1799–1837), 6th Duke of Cadaval
 * Nuno IV Álvares Pereira de Melo (1888–1935), 9th Duke of Cadaval
 * Nuno Alvites (fl. 1017–1028), count of Portugal
 * Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907–1976), claimant to the throne of Portugal
 * Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (1804–1875), three-time prime minister of Portugal

Other people

 * Nuno Bettencourt (born 1966), Portuguese-American musician
 * Nuno Canavarro (born 1962), Portuguese composer
 * Nuno da Cunha (1487–1539), Governor of Portuguese India
 * Nuno Gonçalves, 15th-century Portuguese court painter
 * Nuno Leal Maia (born 1947), Brazilian actor
 * Nuno Lopes (born 1978), Portuguese actor
 * Nuno Markl (born 1971), Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host, voice actor and screenwriter
 * Nuno Mendes (disambiguation), several people
 * Nuno Pinheiro (born 1977), Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator
 * Nuno Pinheiro (born 1984), Portuguese volleyball player
 * Nuno Resende (born 1973), Portuguese singer
 * Nuno Ribeiro (born 1977), Portuguese road bicycle racer
 * Nuno Roque, Portuguese artist, actor, singer-songwriter and director
 * Nuno Tristão, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
 * Nuno Pereira (born 1979), entertainer, lead singer
 * Nuno Viegas (born 1977), former Architect, Design Manager in London (from Loures, Lisbon)