Gómez
Gómez is a common Spanish surname. The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The name is sometimes spelled without the original spanish accent in the United States and Britain.
It is derived from the given name Gomes which is a loanword of the Visigothic word guma "man". It is itself related to the Common Germanic word guma (Old English guma "man", Middle English gome[1]) / gomo (High Old German gomo "man", Middle High German gome) related to Latin homo "man".[2]
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Gómez (born 1984), Gambian footballer
- Begoña Gómez Martín (born 1964), Olympic judoka
- Bolívar Gómez (born 1977), Ecuadorian footballer
- Camilo Gómez (born 1984), Colombian road cyclist
- Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian/American photographer
- Camilo Gomez (born 1960), American physician
- Selena Gomez (born 1992), American actress and singer
- Carlos Gómez (born 1985), Dominican baseball player
- Emmanuel Gómez (born 1990), Gambian footballer
- Francis Gómez (born 1968), Venezuelan judoka
- Francisco Javier Gómez Noya, Spanish triathlete
- George Gomez (born 1955), Cuban-American industrial designer
- Ignacio Gómez (born c. 1962), Colombian journalist
- Jaime Luis Gomez (born 1975), American rapper and actor
- Joe Gomez (born 1997), English footballer
- Jorge Gómez (born 1968), Chilean footballer
- Joseph Gómez (born 1987), Gambian footballer
- Joshua Gomez (born 1975), American actor
- Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), ruler of Venezuela in 1908–35
- Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), American baseball player
- Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo (1962−2013), Colombian industrial engenier
- María Cristina Gómez (1938–1989), Salvadoran murder victim
- Mariano Gómez (1799–1872), Filipino priest and martyr
- Mario Gómez (born 1985), German footballer
- Mauro Gómez (born 1984), Dominican baseball player
- Máximo Gómez (1836–1905), Dominican soldier in the Cuban War of Independence
- Michelle Gomez (born 1966), Scottish actress
- Melissa Castrillon Gomez (born 1995), Colombian chess player
- Oscar Gómez (disambiguation)
- Rebecca Marie Gomez (better known for her stage name Becky G) (born 1997), American singer and actress
- Rick Gomez (born 1972), American actor
- Richard Gomez (born 1966), Filipino actor
- Ron Gomez (born 1934), Louisiana journalist and former state representative
- Scott Gomez (born 1979), American hockey player
- Tamara Gómez Garrido (born 1991), Spanish triathlete
- Ulysses Gomez (born 1983), Mexican-American mixed martial arts fighter
- Zoraida Gómez (born 1985), Mexican actress, singer and model
- Roberto Gomez Bolaños (1929-2014) Mexican screenwriter, actor and comedian
- Eleazar Gómez (born 1986) Mexican actor and model
See also
- Gomez (band) British rock/indie band
- Gomes (Portuguese)
- Gomis (Catalan)
- Francisco Gómez (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ Mossé, Fernand. Manuel de l’anglais du moyen-âge (in French), Tomes I, Aubier Montaigne, 1945. p. 475.
- ↑ Duden, Das Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache (in German), Band 7, Duden Verlag 1989. p. 96. Bräutigam.
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