Guimaraes

Guimaraes Meaning & Origin

About Guimaraes
The surname Guimaraes is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the name of a city in northern Portugal called Guimarães. The name Guimarães itself is believed to have originated from the combination of the Germanic personal name "Wimar" and the Celtic word "magos," meaning "field" or "plain." Therefore, the surname Guimaraes can be interpreted to mean "descendant or inhabitant of Guimarães" or "one from the fields or plains."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Guimaraes is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Guimaraes: 1,242
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 21,144
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.42

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Guimaraes based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KMRS
🗽 NYSIIS
GANA
🔊 Soundex
G050602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G IH1 M ER0 EY2 Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈgɪmərˌeɪz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KMRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G562

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Guimaraes in Braille

Here's how to represent Guimaraes in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Guimaraes in braille

How to sign the name Guimaraes using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Guimaraes using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Guimaraes in sign language

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