Moniz

Article summary

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 Munnius, Monio, Munino, Monnio, and 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 (son of Moninho or Munio) a patronymic surname. It may refer to: *António Egas Moniz (1874–1955), Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel Prize laureate *Bryant Moniz, quarterback for the University of Hawaii Warriors football team *Charlie Moniz (born 1980), Canadian musician *Diogo Gil Moniz, Portuguese nobleman, son of Gil Aires Moniz *Ernest Moniz (born 1944), American physicist and United States secretary of energy *Febo Moniz (1515-aft.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311011612