Gómez

Gómez is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name Gome is derived from the Visigothic word guma, "man", with multiple Germanic cognates with the same meaning (Old English guma, Middle English gome^[1])/gomo High Old German gomo, Middle High German gome), which are related to Latin homo, "man".^[2]

People[]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alejandro "Papu" Gómez (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Amaranta Gómez Regalado (born 1977), Mexican anthropologist
• Ana Sofía Gómez (born 1995), Guatemalan artistic gymnast
• Andrés Gómez (born 1960), Ecuadorian tennis player
• 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
• Camilo R. Gomez (born 1960), American physician
• Carlos Gómez (born 1985), Dominican baseball
• Daniel Gómez Carrero (born 1990), Spanish singer
• Eleazar Gómez (born 1986) Mexican actor and model
• 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, better known as Taboo (rapper) (born 1975), American rapper and actor
• Joe Gomez (born 1997), English footballer
• John Paul Gomez (born 1986): Filipino chess grandmaster
• Jordi Gómez (born 1985), Spanish footballer
• Jorge Gómez (born 1968), Chilean footballer
• José Dorángel Vargas Gomez (born 1957), Venezuelan serial killer and cannibal
• Joshua Gomez (born 1975), American actor
• Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), ruler of Venezuela in 1908–35
• Laureano Gómez Colombian president 1950-1951
• Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), American baseball player
• Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo (1962−2013), Colombian industrial engineer
• María Cristina Gómez (1938–1989), Salvadoran murder victim
• Mariano Gomez (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
• Melissa Castrillon Gomez (born 1995), Colombian chess player
• Michelle Gomez (born 1966), Scottish actress
• Michelle Gómez (born 1992), Colombian pageant titleholder and model
• Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian/American photographer
• Oscar Gómez (disambiguation)
• Rebecca Marie Gomez (better known for her stage name Becky G) (born 1997), American singer and actress
• Richard Gomez (born 1966), Filipino actor and politician
• Rick Gomez (born 1972), American actor
• Roberto Gómez Bolaños (1929–2014) Mexican screenwriter, actor and comedian
• Scott Gomez (born 1979), American hockey player
• Selena Gomez (born 1992), American actress and singer
• Sofía Gómez (born 1992), Colombian freediver
• 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

Fictional[]

• Felipe Gómez, a character on the American television sitcom Three's Company

See also[]

• Francisco Gómez (disambiguation)
• Gomes (Portuguese)
• Gomez (band) British rock/indie band
• Gomis (Catalan)

References[]

Surname list

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