Antão or Antao is a Portuguese given name that's equivalent to Anthony or Antonio in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique and a surname.[1][2] Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
edit- Antao D'Souza (born 17 January 1939), Goan cricketer
- Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches (c. 1573 – 1644), Portuguese national hero
- Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches (1718 – 1797), Portugues political administrator
- Antão Gonçalves (15th-century), Portuguese explorer
- Antão Martins Homem (1450s–1531), Portuguese nobleman
Surname
edit- John da Silva Antao (born 1933), Portuguese priest
- Walfrido Antão (fl. 1950s-1980s), Goan writer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Antão". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Last name: Antao". Surnamedb.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.