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Cavalcante (name)
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Cavalcante is a surname and occasional unisex (though primarily masculine) given name of Italian origin meaning 'to ride', derived from the medieval personal name Cavalcare, in turn derived from Latin caballicare. Notable people with the surname include:
Surname
- Anthony Cavalcante (1897–1966), American politician
- Cris (footballer, born 2002) (full name Miriam Cristina Cavalcante), Brazilian footballer
- Danilo Cavalcante (born 1989), Brazilian murderer and prison escapee
- Dedé (footballer, born 1987) (full name Derivaldo Beserra Cavalcante), Brazilian footballer
- Djalma Cavalcante (born 1957), Brazilian football player and coach
- Edson Pinheiro (full name Edson Cavalcante Pinheiro; born 1979), Brazilian Paralympic athlete
- Gesias Cavalcante (born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Goiano (footballer, born 1935) (full name Clenílton Ataíde Cavalcante), Brazilian footballer
- Janaína (footballer) (full name Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante; born 1988), Brazilian footballer
- Lucão (footballer, born 1996) (full name Lucas Cavalcante Silva Afonso), Brazilian footballer
- Manoel Victor Cavalcante (1958–2022), Brazilian politician
- Nando (footballer, born 1990) (full name Fernando Henrique Quintela Cavalcante), Brazilian footballer
- Rafael Cavalcante (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Raphael Veiga (full name Raphael Cavalcante Veiga; born 1995), Brazilian footballer
- Rebecca Cavalcante (born 1993), Brazilian beach volleyball player
- Ricardinho (footballer, born September 1989) (full name Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes), Brazilian footballer
- Ricardo (footballer, born 1977) (full name Ricardo Cavalcante Ribeiro), Brazilian footballer
- Sóstenes Cavalcante (born 1975), Brazilian politician and pastor
- Spok (real name Inaldo Cavalcante de Albuquerque; fl. 1984–present), Brazilian saxophone player
- Tom Cavalcante (born 1962), Brazilian actor and comedian
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Given name
- Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti (died c. 1280), Italian philosopher
See also
- Cavalcante, a town in Goiás, Brazil
- Joyce Cavalccante (born 1963), Brazilian author
- DeCavalcante crime family, a crime family in northern New Jersey
- Cavalcanti, a surname and variant of Cavalcante
This page lists people with the surname Cavalcante.
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