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Morais

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Morais
Coat of arms associated with the Morais surname
Origin
Region of originMorais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança District, Northern Portugal
Other names
Variant form(s)Moraes (archaic spelling)

Morais or Moraes (the latter is an archaic spelling in Portugal, but contemporary in Brazil and India — [mo'ɾajʃ] or [mo'ɾajs] for both variants) is a Portuguese surname.

The link between Morais/Moraes and the Spanish surname Morales is controversial.[1]

Notable people with the name include:

Moraes

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Morais

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Given name

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References

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  1. ^ "(in Portuguese) Moraes, Morais, Morales". Sobre Nomes. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

See also

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