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Rodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning ''Son of Rodrigo'' or ''Son of Rui''. The "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo (or the short form Rui) is the Portuguese form of Roderick, meaning "famous power" or "famous ruler", from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "ric" (power), from the Proto-Germanic '' *Hrōþirīk(i)az''. It was the name of Roderic, the last Visigothic King before the Moorish Islamic conquest, and the subject of many legends. The surname Rodrigues could have originated in the 9th century when patronymic names originated. Its Spanish equivalent is ''Rodríguez''. It may refer to: ==General== *Diogo Rodrigues, Portuguese explorer *Francisco Rodrigues Lobo, Portuguese poet *Jan Rodrigues, the first free black man to live in New York City *João Rodrigues Cabrilho, Portuguese explorer *João Rodrigues de Castelo Branco, known as ''Amato Lusitano'', Portuguese physician *Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr., known as ''Joe Junior'', Hong Kong actor and former singer *Nelson Rodrigues, Brazilian writer *Olinde Rodrigues, French banker and mathematician *Rodrigues Ottolengui, American writer and dentist *Sarmento Rodrigues, Portuguese marine official, colonist and professor *Simão Rodrigues, Portuguese Jesuit *Urbano Tavares Rodrigues, Portuguese writer *Vasco Rodrigues Santana, Portuguese actor *Victor Rodrigues, Indian novelist and short story writer 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodrigues (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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