# Moniz

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Not to be confused with [Muniz (disambiguation)](/source/Muniz_(disambiguation)).

**Moniz** is a [surname](/source/Surname) in the [Portuguese language](/source/Portuguese_language), namely in [Portugal](/source/Portugal) and [Brazil](/source/Brazil). It is believed to derive from a [Gothic](/source/Goths),[1][2] or [Gascon](/source/Gascony)[3] given name Munnius, Monio, Munino, Monnio, and Munnio used in the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages. It is uncertain whether the [Galician](/source/Galician_people) and [Asturian](/source/Asturias) 'Muñiz' or 'Muniz' surnames are in any way related with Moniz. The Portuguese variants of the medieval name were [Munio](/source/Munio), [Monio](/source/Monio) and [Moninho](/source/Moninho),[4] making Moniz (son of Moninho or Munio)[5][6] a patronymic surname. It may refer to:

- [António Egas Moniz](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Egas_Moniz) (1874–1955), Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate
- [Bryant Moniz](/source/Bryant_Moniz), quarterback for the University of Hawaii Warriors football team
- [Charlie Moniz](/source/Charlie_Moniz) (born 1980), Canadian musician
- [Diogo Gil Moniz](/source/Diogo_Gil_Moniz), Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz
- [Ernest Moniz](/source/Ernest_Moniz) (born 1944), American physicist and United States secretary of energy
- [Febo Moniz](/source/Febo_Moniz) (1515-aft. 1580), Portuguese nobleman
- [Febo Moniz de Lusignan](/source/Febo_Moniz_de_Lusignan), Portuguese nobleman, grandfather of Febo Moniz
- Felipa Perestrello Moniz, Portuguese wife of [Christopher Columbus](/source/Christopher_Columbus)
- [Frank Moniz](/source/Frank_Moniz) (1911–2004), American soccer player
- [Gil Aires Moniz](/source/Gil_Aires_Moniz), Portuguese nobleman
- [Júlio Botelho Moniz](/source/J%C3%BAlio_Botelho_Moniz) (1900–1970), Portuguese soldier and politician
- [Lúcia Moniz](/source/L%C3%BAcia_Moniz) (born 1976), Portuguese singer and actress
- [Martim Moniz](/source/Martim_Moniz) (died 1147), Portuguese knight noted for his role in the Siege of Lisbon
- [Matt Moniz](/source/Matt_Moniz), an American high-altitude mountaineer and public speaker
- [Michael Moniz](/source/Michael_Moniz), an American business executive and high-altitude mountaineer
- [Pedro Moniz da Silva](/source/Pedro_Moniz_da_Silva), Portuguese nobleman, son of Diogo Gil Moniz
- [Ricardo Moniz](/source/Ricardo_Moniz) (born 1964), Dutch former footballer and coach
- [Rui Gil Moniz](/source/Rui_Gil_Moniz), Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz
- [Vasco Gil Moniz](/source/Vasco_Gil_Moniz) (died 1497), Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz
- [Wendy Moniz](/source/Wendy_Moniz) (born 1969), American actress

## See also

- [Moniz sign](/source/Moniz_sign), a medical sign

## References

1. Becker, Lidia (2009). [*Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.-12. Jahrhundert)*](https://books.google.com/books?id=b7MSDzZuuGUC&q=etymologie+der+namen+Munio&pg=PA741). ISBN 9783484555235.

1. ["Muñoz | Heráldica | Apellidos de la Comunitat Valenciana en Levante-emv.comHeráldica | Levante-emv.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170213163744/http://heraldica.levante-emv.com/munoz/). Archived from [the original](http://heraldica.levante-emv.com/munoz/) on 2017-02-13.

1. ["Egas Ermiges O Gasco - Historische gegevens en stambomen - MyHeritage"](https://www.myheritage.com/names/egas_ermiges%20o%20gasco)

1. ["Família Moniz, heráldica, genealogia, brasão e origem sobrenome"](http://www.heraldrysinstitute.com/lang/pt/cognomi/Moniz/Portugal/idc/602197)

1. ["Egas Ermiges O Gasco - Historische gegevens en stambomen - MyHeritage"](https://www.myheritage.com/names/egas_ermiges%20o%20gasco)

1. ["Monio Ermiges * 1050 - Rodovid PT"](http://pt.rodovid.org/wk/Pessoa:28092)

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