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'''Aguiar''' is a surname of [[Galician-Portuguese]] origin. Its etymology comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''aquilare'', translating to "eagle's nest".
Notable people with the surname include:
*[[Antone S. Aguiar Jr.]] (1930–2014), American judge and politician
*[[Bruno Aguiar (Portuguese footballer)|Bruno Aguiar]], Portuguese footballer
*[[Ernani Aguiar]], Brazilian composer, choral conductor, and musicologist
*[[Guma Aguiar]], Brazilian-born American energy industrialist
*[[Henry Aguiar]] (born 1966), Venezuelan sprinter
*[[João Aguiar (writer)]] (1943–2010), Portuguese writer and journalist
*[[João Aguiar (swimmer)]] (born 1983),  Angolan swimmer
*[[Joselia Aguiar]], Brazilian writer
*[[Luis Aguiar]], Uruguayan footballer
*[[Fernando Aguiar]], Portuguese-born Canadian soccer player
==See also==
*[[Aguiar (Barcelos)]], a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos
*[[Aguiar, Paraíba]], a [[Municipality (Brazil)|municipality]] in the [[states of Brazil|state]] of [[Paraíba]]
*[[Aguilar (surname)]], Spanish variant
{{surname|Aguiar}}
[[Category:Galician-language surnames]]
[[Category:Portuguese-language surnames]]