Santos (surname)

Santos
Pronunciationˈsɐ̃tus
Origin
Word/nameSanctorum (Latin for Saints)
MeaningSaints
Region of originPortugal, Spain
Other names
Variant forms"dos Santos", "de los Santos", "de Santos", "e Santos", "de Santo", "del Santo"

Santos is a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname with several variations. The English translation of Santos is Saints. A singular version, Santo, may occur. Origin: Christian, from Latin sanctus.

There are also other Iberian and Italo-Romance grammatical variants, De Santo, De Santos, Del Santo, Santi, Santis, Santiz, Senti, Sentis, among others, which are also very popular in countries including Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

Notable individuals with the surname Santos

Music

Poetry and literature

Stage and screen

Politicians

Sport

American football

Athletics

Baseball

Boxing

  • Bob Santos, American boxing trainer, manager, and cutman

Soccer

Swimming

Volleyball

Characters

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