Moniz
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moniz.
Proper noun
Moniz (plural Monizes)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moniz is the 5958th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5775 individuals. Moniz is most common among White (78.32%) individuals.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈnis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /moˈniʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈniʃ/
- Hyphenation: Mo‧niz
Proper noun
Moniz m or f by sense
- a surname
Derived terms
- Martim Moniz
- Porto Moniz
Descendants
- → English: Moniz