Mendes

== English == === Etymology 1 === Ancient Greek Μένδης (Méndēs) ==== Proper noun ==== Mendes (historical) An ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Portuguese Mendes. ==== Proper noun ==== Mendes A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A surname from Portuguese. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Mendes is the 3514th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10,162 individuals. Mendes is most common among White (56.33%), Hispanic/Latino (23.86%) and Black/African American (13.12%) individuals. === Anagrams === Emdens, emends, mensed == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μένδης (Méndēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.deːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.des] === Adjective === Mendēs (genitive Mendētis); third-declension one-termination adjective of or belonging to Mendes, a town of Lower Egypt on the delta of the Nile (in modern times called Tell El-Ruba) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension one-termination adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== Mendēsīcus Mendēsius === References === “Mendes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Mendes”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Mendes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Mendo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Méndez. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Men‧des === Proper noun === Mendes m or f by sense (invariable) a surname originating as a patronymic ==== Descendants ==== → Konkani: → Marathi: मेंदीश (mendīś) === Proper noun === Mendes ? a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmendes/ [ˈmẽn̪.d̪es] Rhymes: -endes Syllabification: Men‧des === Proper noun === Mendes m or f by sense a surname, variant of Méndez