Coelho
Coelho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ku'eʎu], Hebrew: קוּאֵלְיוֹ) is a surname of Portuguese and Jewish (Sephardic) origin, meaning "rabbit". The surname indicates Jewish priestly origin, likely adopted due to its phonetic similarity to the surname Cohen.[1][2] This connection would have been significant in preserving the family's historical identity during periods of assimilation and exile. During the Portuguese Inquisition, many Sephardic families – including those bearing the surname Coelho – adopted or retained such surnames as a means of survival and identity preservation.[3] Evidence predating the Inquisition suggests the family originated in the Beira Litoral region, particularly around Coimbra and Aveiro.[4][5] Notable people with the surname include:
- Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, Brazilian football referee
- Bento Coelho da Silveira (ca. 1630–1708), Portuguese painter
- Carlos Coelho, Portuguese politician
- Carlos Pinto Coelho, Portuguese journalist, writer, photographer and media professor
- Claire Coelho, Australian football (soccer) player
- Duarte Coelho, Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator
- Dyego Rocha Coelho, Brazilian football player
- Eduardo Prado Coelho, Portuguese writer, journalist, columnist and university professor
- Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, maker of comic books
- Eliane Coelho, Brazilian soprano
- Elzo Coelho, Brazilian football player
- Evelina Coelho, Portuguese artist
- Fabián Coelho, Uruguayan football player
- Gaspar Coelho, Portuguese Jesuit
- Gonçalo Coelho, Portuguese explorer
- Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto, Brazilian writer, politician, and professor
- Humberto Coelho, Portuguese football player
- Jackson Avelino Coelho, commonly known as Jajá, Brazilian footballer born 1986
- Jackson Coelho Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Jaime Luiz Coelho (1916–2013), Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop
- José Dias Coelho, Portuguese painter and sculptor
- José da Silva Coelho, Goan Catholic writer
- Joseph Coelho, British poet and children's book author
- Manuel Rodrigues Coelho, Portuguese organist and composer
- Maria de Belém Roseira Martins Coelho Henriques de Pina, Portuguese politician
- Mário Coelho Pinto de Andrade, Angolan poet and politician
- Nicolau Coelho, Portuguese explorer
- Nuno André Coelho, Portuguese footballer
- Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho, Portuguese footballer
- Oliverio Coelho, Argentine writer and critic
- Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist and novelist
- Paulo de Almeida Coelho, Portuguese Paralympic athlete
- Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese politician and prime minister
- Ricardo Coelho, Portuguese marathon canoeist
- Sara Pinto Coelho, Portuguese writer and playwright
- Tony Coelho, American congressman
See also
[edit]- Engenheiro Coelho, a municipality in São Paulo state in Brazil.
- Pedro Manuel Oliveira Martins (born 1988), known as Coelho, Portuguese futsal player
- Conejo, a Spanish-language surname, variant of Coelho
- Coello, a Galician-language variant
This page lists people with the surname Coelho.
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References
[edit]- ↑ Name your roots: Name analysis report. (n.d). Name your roots.
- ↑ Beider, A. (n.d.). The etymology of Sephardi surnames: Achievements and perspectives. Academia
- ↑ Waas, M. (2019, December 3). On Sephardic Surnames. Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services. https://www.hollander-waas.com/blog/on-sephardic-surnames
- ↑ Herbert, A. (2014). The Pharmaca of Jozeph Coelho: A Family of Converso Apothecaries in Seventeenth-Century Coimbra. The Recipes Project. https://doi.org/10.58079/tcs9
- ↑ Bodian, Miriam. “Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation: The Ambiguous Boundaries of Self-Definition.” Jewish Social Studies 15, no. 1 (2008): 66–80. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40207034