Moniz
Moniz is a surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is believed to derive from a Gothic, or Gascon given name Monio, Munino, Monnio, Munnio used in the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle-Ages.
It is uncertain whether the Galician and Asturian 'Muñiz' or 'Muniz' surnames are in any way related with Moniz.
The Portuguese variants of the medieval name were Munio, Monio and Moninho, making Moniz a patronymic surname.
It may refer to:
- António Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Bryant Moniz, quarterback for the University of Hawaii Warriors football team
- Charlie Moniz, Canadian musician
- Diogo Gil Moniz, Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz
- Ernest Moniz, American physicist and U.S. Secretary of Energy
- Febo Moniz, Portuguese nobleman
- Febo Moniz de Lusignan, Portuguese nobleman, grandfather of Febo Moniz
- Felipa Perestrello Moniz, Portuguese wife of Christopher Columbus
- Frank Moniz, American soccer player
- Gil Aires Moniz, Portuguese nobleman
- Júlio Botelho Moniz, Portuguese soldier and politician
- Lúcia Moniz, Portuguese singer and actress
- Martim Moniz, Portuguese knight noted for his role in the Siege of Lisbon
- Matt Moniz, an American high-altitude mountaineer and public speaker
- Michael Moniz, an American business executive and high-altitude mountaineer
- Pedro Moniz da Silva, Portuguese nobleman, son of Diogo Gil Moniz
- Ricardo Moniz, Dutch former footballer and current coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg
- Rui Gil Moniz, Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz
- Vasco Gil Moniz, Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz
- Wendy Moniz, American actress
