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'''Fonseca''' is a surname of [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] origin, that can be found in [[Portuguese-speaking countries]], as well as in [[Spanish-speaking countries]] and among [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic Jews]] to lesser extents. A feudal lordship name from a place named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from [[Latin]] ''fons sicca'', meaning "dry well". |
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'''Fonseca''' or '''Fonseka''' may refer to: |
'''Fonseca''' or '''Fonseka''' may refer to: |
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* [[Andrea Fonseka]], Malaysian actor, television presenter and model and winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004 |
* [[Andrea Fonseka]], Malaysian actor, television presenter and model and winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004 |
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* [[Angelo da Fonseca]] (1902–1967), Indian artist |
* [[Angelo da Fonseca]] (1902–1967), Indian artist |
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* [[Fonseca (footballer, born 1966)|Antônio Joao da Fonseca]] (born 1966), Brazilian footballer |
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* [[Bruno Fonseca]] (1958–1994), American painter and sculptor |
* [[Bruno Fonseca]] (1958–1994), American painter and sculptor |
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* [[Carlo Fonseka]] (1933–2019), Sri Lankan medical academic |
* [[Carlo Fonseka]] (1933–2019), Sri Lankan medical academic |
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* [[Fumilay Fonseca]] (born 1988), São Toméan race walker |
* [[Fumilay Fonseca]] (born 1988), São Toméan race walker |
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* [[Gamini Fonseka]] (1936–2004), Sri Lankan film actor and politician |
* [[Gamini Fonseka]] (1936–2004), Sri Lankan film actor and politician |
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* Gampalage Shehan Naveendra De Fonseka Gunawarna Jayasuriya |
* [[Shehan Jayasuriya|Gampalage Shehan Naveendra De Fonseka Gunawarna Jayasuriya]] (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer |
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* [[Gonzalo Fonseca]] (1922–1997), Uruguayan sculptor |
* [[Gonzalo Fonseca]] (1922–1997), Uruguayan sculptor |
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* [[Graciano Fonseca]] (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist |
* [[Graciano Fonseca]] (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist |
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* [[Isabel Fonseca]] (born 1961), American writer |
* [[Isabel Fonseca]] (born 1961), American writer |
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* [[J. P. de Fonseka]] (1897–1948), Sri Lankan essayist |
* [[J. P. de Fonseka]] (1897–1948), Sri Lankan essayist |
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* [[João Fonseca (tennis)|João Fonseca]] (born 2006), Brazilian tennis player |
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* [[Juan Fernando Fonseca]] (born 1979), Colombian singer better known under his stage name Fonseca |
* [[Juan Fernando Fonseca]] (born 1979), Colombian singer better known under his stage name Fonseca |
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* [[Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca]], (1451–1524), Spanish archbishop, courtier and bureaucrat |
* [[Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca]], (1451–1524), Spanish archbishop, courtier and bureaucrat |
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* [[Lew Fonseca]] (1899–1989), American baseball player |
* [[Lew Fonseca]] (1899–1989), American baseball player |
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* [[Lidia Fonseca]] (born 1969), Executive Vice President, Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Pfizer Inc.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pfizer.com/people/leadership/executives/lidia_fonseca | title=Lidia Fonseca | Pfizer }}</ref> |
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* [[Luis Fonseca (runner)]] (born 1977), Venezuelan long-distance runner |
* [[Luis Fonseca (runner)]] (born 1977), Venezuelan long-distance runner |
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* [[Luis Fonseca (United States Navy)]] (born 1980), a United States Navy hospital corpsman and hero of the Iraq War |
* [[Luis Fonseca (United States Navy)]] (born 1980), a United States Navy hospital corpsman and hero of the Iraq War |
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* [[Mary L. Fonseca]] (1915–2005), American politician and Massachusetts state senator |
* [[Mary L. Fonseca]] (1915–2005), American politician and Massachusetts state senator |
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* [[Mervyn Fonseka]] (1897–1946), Sri Lankan lawyer |
* [[Mervyn Fonseka]] (1897–1946), Sri Lankan lawyer |
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* [[M. Walter F. Abeykoon|Morawakkorakoralege Walter Fonseka Abeykoon]] (1903-?), Ceylonese civil servant |
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* Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseca, full name of Sri Lankan Olympic hurdler [[Sriyani Kulawansa]] (born 1970) |
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* [[Sriyani Kulawansa|Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseca]] (born 1970), Sri Lankan Olympic hurdler |
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* [[Paulo Fonseca]] (born 1973), Portuguese football soccer manager |
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* [[Peter Fonseca]] (born 1966), Canadian politician |
* [[Peter Fonseca]] (born 1966), Canadian politician |
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* [[Ramón Fonseca Mora]] (born 1952), Panamanian novelist and attorney |
* [[Ramón Fonseca Mora]] (born 1952), Panamanian novelist and attorney |
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* [[Ray Fonseca]] (1953–2010), American professional hula dancer |
* [[Ray Fonseca (dancer)]] (1953–2010), American professional hula dancer |
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* [[Ray Fonseca (politician)]] (born 1959), a US Virgin Island senator |
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* [[Roberto Fonseca]] (born 1975), Cuban jazz pianist |
* [[Roberto Fonseca]] (born 1975), Cuban jazz pianist |
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* [[Roberto Fonseca (football manager)]] (born 1962), Brazilian football manager |
* [[Roberto Fonseca (football manager)]] (born 1962), Brazilian football manager |
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* [[Susantha de Fonseka]] (1900–1963), Sri Lankan statesman |
* [[Susantha de Fonseka]] (1900–1963), Sri Lankan statesman |
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* [[Todd A. Fonseca]] (born 1966), American author of juvenile fiction |
* [[Todd A. Fonseca]] (born 1966), American author of juvenile fiction |
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* [[M. Walter F. Abeykoon|M. Walter Fonseka Abeykoon]], [[Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)|Sri Lanka Inspector-General of Police]] from 1959-1963 |
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* Jahi Jouse Samir Fonseca (Born 2005) Honduran Shot-put and discus thrower |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 15 November 2024
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| Language(s) | Portuguese, Spanish |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | dry well |
| Region of origin | Portugal, Spain |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Fonseka, Afonseca, Affonseca, de Fonseca, de Afonseca, de Affonseca, D'Afonseca, D'Affonseca |
Fonseca is a surname of Portuguese origin, that can be found in Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries and among Sephardic Jews to lesser extents. A feudal lordship name from a place named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from Latin fons sicca, meaning "dry well".
Fonseca or Fonseka may refer to:
People
[edit]- Alonso III Fonseca (1475–1534), Galician archbishop and politician
- Andrea Fonseka, Malaysian actor, television presenter and model and winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004
- Angelo da Fonseca (1902–1967), Indian artist
- Antônio Joao da Fonseca (born 1966), Brazilian footballer
- Bruno Fonseca (1958–1994), American painter and sculptor
- Carlo Fonseka (1933–2019), Sri Lankan medical academic
- Carlos Fonseca Amador (1936–1976), Nicaraguan founder of the Sandinistas
- Carlos Fonseca (boxer) (born 1955), Brazilian boxer
- Carolyn De Fonseca (1929–2009), American film and voice actress
- Casto Fonseca (1800–1845), Nicaraguan military dictator
- Celso Fonseca (born 1956), Brazilian samba, bossa nova and música popular brasileira guitarist and vocalist
- Cholomondeley de Fonseka Goonewardene (1917-2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist politician
- Cleonâncio Fonseca (1936–2021), Brazilian politician
- Daniel Fonseca (born 1969), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
- Daniel de Fonseca (1672–c. 1740), Jewish court physician and courtier in Europe
- Daniele Fonseca, birth name of Italian unification leader Daniele Manin (1804–1857)
- Danny Fonseca (born 1979), Costa Rican football (soccer) player
- David Fonseca (born 1973), Portuguese singer
- Deodoro da Fonseca (1827–1892), first President of the Republic of Brazil
- Duduka da Fonseca (born 1951), Brazilian jazz drummer and band leader
- Édgar Fonseca (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist
- Edison Fonseca (born 1984), Colombian football (soccer) player
- Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel (1751–1799), Neapolitan poet and revolutionary
- Eugene Reginald de Fonseka (died 2003), puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Flor Isava Fonseca (1921–2020), Venezuelan sportswoman and writer
- Francisco Fonseca (born 1979), Mexican football (soccer) player
- Fumilay Fonseca (born 1988), São Toméan race walker
- Gamini Fonseka (1936–2004), Sri Lankan film actor and politician
- Gampalage Shehan Naveendra De Fonseka Gunawarna Jayasuriya (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Gonzalo Fonseca (1922–1997), Uruguayan sculptor
- Graciano Fonseca (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist
- Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (1855–1923), President of Brazil
- Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605–1693), rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer in Europe and South America
- Isabel Fonseca (born 1961), American writer
- J. P. de Fonseka (1897–1948), Sri Lankan essayist
- João Fonseca (born 2006), Brazilian tennis player
- Juan Fernando Fonseca (born 1979), Colombian singer better known under his stage name Fonseca
- Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca, (1451–1524), Spanish archbishop, courtier and bureaucrat
- Lew Fonseca (1899–1989), American baseball player
- Luis Fonseca (runner) (born 1977), Venezuelan long-distance runner
- Luis Fonseca (United States Navy) (born 1980), a United States Navy hospital corpsman and hero of the Iraq War
- Luis Fonseca (weightlifter) (born 1949), Costa Rican weightlifter
- Lyndsy Fonseca (born 1987), American television and film actress
- Malini Fonseka, Sri Lankan film actress
- Mary L. Fonseca (1915–2005), American politician and Massachusetts state senator
- Mervyn Fonseka (1897–1946), Sri Lankan lawyer
- Morawakkorakoralege Walter Fonseka Abeykoon (1903-?), Ceylonese civil servant
- Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa-Fonseca (born 1970), Sri Lankan Olympic hurdler
- Paulo Fonseca (born 1973), Portuguese football soccer manager
- Peter Fonseca (born 1966), Canadian politician
- Ramón Fonseca Mora (born 1952), Panamanian novelist and attorney
- Ray Fonseca (dancer) (1953–2010), American professional hula dancer
- Ray Fonseca (politician) (born 1959), a US Virgin Island senator
- Roberto Fonseca (born 1975), Cuban jazz pianist
- Roberto Fonseca (football manager) (born 1962), Brazilian football manager
- Rolando Fonseca (born 1974), Costa Rican football (soccer) player
- Sarath Fonseka (born 1950), Sri Lankan politician and senior military officer
- Susantha de Fonseka (1900–1963), Sri Lankan statesman
- Todd A. Fonseca (born 1966), American author of juvenile fiction
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