Teixeira
| Teixeira | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
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Teixeira original coat of arms. | |
| Pronunciation |
European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [teˈʃejɾɐ] Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ] |
| Region of origin | Iberian Peninsula |
| Language(s) of origin | Portuguese, Galician |
Teixeira (European Portuguese: [tɐi̯ˈʃɐi̯ɾɐ]) is a common surname in Portugal, Galicia (Spain), and Brazil. It is a toponymic name from any of the places in Portugal or Galicia named Teixeira, from a derivative of Galician and Portuguese teixo, 'yew tree' (Latin taxus).
Notable people with the surname include:
General
- Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator
- Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza (1812–?), Brazilian author
- António Teixeira (1707–1769), Portuguese composer
- Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), British photographer and photojournalist
- Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician
- Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer
- Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
- Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist
- Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author
- Jose A. Teixeira (1961–), General authority in LDS Church
- Luis Filipe Teixeira (born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher
- Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanists
- Marlon Teixeira, Brazilian model
- Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian criminal
- Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer
- Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer
- Ruy Teixeira, American political scientist
- Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian military officer
Politicians
- António Teixeira de Sousa (1857–1917), Portuguese medical doctor and politician
- Constantino Teixeira, Guinea-Bissau politician
- Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born 1951), Portuguese politician
- José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira (1937–1996), Brazilian politician
- Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860–1941), Portuguese politician
- Miro Teixeira (born 1945), Brazilian politician and journalist
- Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Portuguese politician
Sports
- Alex Teixeira Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
- Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 1976), known as Petit, Portuguese footballer
- Dimas Teixeira (born 1969), Portuguese footballer
- Dionatan Teixeira (born 1992), Brazilian-born Slovak footballer
- Filipe Teixeira (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
- Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Humberlito Borges Teixeira (born 1980), Brazilian football player
- João Carlos Teixeira (born 1993), Portuguese football player
- João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira, Portuguese footballer
- José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 1965), Uruguayan footballer
- Júlio César Teixeira, (born 1979) known as Julinho, Brazilian footballer
- Mark Teixeira (born 1980), American baseball player
- Renan Teixeira da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
- Ricardo Terra Teixeira (born 1947), former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
- Ricardo Teixeira (born 1982), Angolan racing driver
- Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
- Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer
- Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist
See also
- Texeira
- A variant spelling, Técher, is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area.
References
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