Morais
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Region of origin | Morais, 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
- Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician
 - Adriano Moraes (bull rider) (born 1970), Brazilian rodeo performer
 - Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968), Brazilian jurist
 - Alinne Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian actress
 - Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014), Brazilian businessman and billionaire
 - Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 - Celso de Moraes (born 1949), Brazilian hammer thrower
 - Cícero Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian 3D designer
 - Claude Moraes (born 1965), British politician
 - Dom Moraes (1938–2004), Indian writer and poet
 - Drica Moraes (born 1969), Brazilian actress
 - Ederson Moraes (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
 - Francisco de Moraes (c. 1500 – 1572), Portuguese writer
 - Frank Moraes (1907–1974), Indian newspaper editor
 - Henrietta Moraes (1931–1999), British model and memoirist
 - Isabela Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 - Mestre Moraes (born 1950), Brazilian capoeira master
 - Premnath Moraes (1923-1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, director, and screenwriter
 - Vinicius de Moraes (1913–1980), Brazilian writer, composer, and diplomat
 - Walter Moraes (1934–1997), Brazilian jurist
 
Morais
- Bráulio Morais (born 1990), Angolan basketball player
 - Carlos Morais (basketball) (born 1985), Angolan basketball player
 - Carlos Pedro Silva Morais (born 1976), Cape Verdean footballer known as "Caló"
 - Clodomir Santos de Morais (1928–2016), Brazilian sociologist
 - Cristiane de Morais Smith Lehner, Brazilian theoretical physicist
 - Daniel Morais Reis (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
 - Danny Morais (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
 - Davidson Morais (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
 - Diego Morais Pacheco (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
 - Edgar Morais (born 1989), Portuguese actor, writer and director
 - Ellinton Antonio Costa Morais (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
 - Fernando Morais (born 1946), Brazilian writer and politician
 - Filipe Morais (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
 - Frederico Morais (born 1992), Portuguese surfer
 - Hugo Morais (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
 - Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (born 1967), Swiss-Angolan entrepreneur
 - João Baptista Mascarenhas de Morais (1883–1968), Brazilian Army officer
 - João Morais (1935–2010), Portuguese footballer
 - John Victor Morais (1910–1991), Malaysian writer and journalist
 - José Morais (born 1965), Portuguese football coach
 - Júnior Morais (born 1986), Brazilian-Romanian footballer
 - Kevin Anthony Morais (1960–2015), Malaysian Deputy Public Prosecutor
 - Luís Filipe Montenegro Cardoso de Morais Esteves, Portuguese politician
 - Manoel Morais Amorim (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
 - Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 1970), Brazilian footballer known as "Cafu"
 - Nélson Morais (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
 - Nuno Morais (born 1984), Portuguese footballer
 - Nuno Morais (athlete) (1923–1986), Portuguese sprinter
 - Olinda Morais (born 1951), East Timorese politician
 - Patrícia Morais (born 1992), Portuguese footballer
 - Paulo de Morais (born 1963), Portuguese professor and politician
 - Prudente de Morais (1841–1902), Brazilian president
 - Ricardo Morais (born 1967), Brazilian mixed martial artist
 - Richard C. Morais (born 1960), Canadian-American writer
 - Sabato Morais (1823–1897), Italian-American rabbi
 - Sanjeeva Morais, Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal
 - Stephan Morais (born 1973), English and Portuguese businessman
 - Trevor Morais (born 1944), English drummer
 - Ulisses Morais (born 1959), Portuguese footballer
 - Umeshka Morais (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
 - Valdiram Caetano de Morais (1982–2019), Brazilian footballer
 - Welington Morais (born 1996), Brazilian track and field athlete
 - Wilder Morais (born 1968), Brazilian politician
 - William Morais (1991–2011), Brazilian footballer
 
Given name
- Morais Abreu (born 1968), Angolan beach volleyball player
 - Morais Guy, Jamaican politician
 
References
- ^ "(in Portuguese) Moraes, Morais, Morales". Sobre Nomes. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
 
See also
- Morais (Macedo de Cavaleiros), a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros (Bragança District)
 - Morais ophiolite complex, a geologic formation in Portugal
 - De Moraes (crater), a lunar impact crater
 - Morales, a Spanish surname
 
