Cristiano Ronaldo's surname is not family name - dad gave him a different one (2024)
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most recognisable and memorable names on planet earth - but is that his real name?
He is the most followed person on Instagram, the proud owner of five Ballon d’Or titles, and his spells at Real Madrid and Manchester United have entrenched him in football history. Some love him, some loathe him, but almost everybody, including those who dislike football, know who he is.
Even when he was not playing for Portugal, he was the talk of the town during his country’s 6-1 victory over Switzerland. However, all of us may not know him by his official family name.
Officially, we all know him as Cristiano Ronaldo. However, according to Britannica, Ronaldo is not rooted in his family name. In full, the ex-Manchester United superstar’s name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.
His family name is officially 'Aveiro' and he is the only out of his siblings Hugo, Katia, and Elma who has ‘Ronaldo’ in his name. Out of his two sisters and brother, Ronaldo is the youngest member of the family.
And one privilege, if you want to call it that, is the fact his father, Jose Dinis Aveiro, chose to add the name Ronaldo onto his name. Aveiro, who was a soldier and the equipment manager for their local club Andorinha, wanted to add Ronaldo onto Cristiano’s name as he was a huge admirer of former United States president Ronald ReAgan.
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At the time of Ronaldo’s birth, Raegan was the Commander in Chief within the White House. Had Reagan not become president, we would likely know the iconic No.7 as Cristiano Aveiro.
Of course, Ronaldo is such a huge fan of his father’s decision, that he not only chose to be referred to as Ronaldo, but he also named his own son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. Evidently, no American presidents were involved or utilised in the naming of Portugal captain's son.
After-all, when you had just come off the back of scoring 33 La Liga and Champions League goals in 35 matches, why would you name your first son anything, other than your own name?
However, rumour also suggests that the children have simply taken on the maternal surname 'dos Santos', after Eva Maria's birth certificate was said to read: 'Eva Maria Dos Santos'. Mind, you'll typically see the children's surnames are widely stylised as 'Ronaldo' in the press, just like their dad's!
He is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro, who worked as a cook in the hospitality industry and a cleaning woman, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener at the Junta de Freguesia of Santo António and part-time kit man for football club Andorinha.
His full name at birth was Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He was named after Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favorite actor and also a former U.S. president.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu] (born 5 February 1985), better known as Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Ronaldo has quite a few other monikers barring 'El Bicho'. He is widely known as 'CR7' since his breakthrough at Manchester United and the footballer has gone on to craft an entire global brand around the nickname.
He hasn't adopted any kid. His first child, Cristiano Jr. came off a short term relationship with a model, whose name he refuses to divulge. He then had twins via surrogacy, Eva and Mateo, a perfectly legal way of having kids, although very expensive.
Rodríguez has two living children with Ronaldo and is the stepmother of his other three children. Cristiano Junior was born in 2010. In June 2017, Ronaldo had a set of twins via surrogacy, Eva María and Mateo.
Born June 17, 2010, Cristiano Jr. is named after his soccer star dad. Ronaldo has never disclosed the identity of his firstborn's mother, telling Jonathan Ross in 2015, "Some points in life are private and people have to respect the privacy.
Cristiano Ronaldo's full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. "Dos Santos Aveiro" is his second name, which is a combination of his mother's maiden name ("dos Santos") and his father's surname ("Aveiro").
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Ronaldo is a Portuguese origin name equal to English name Ronald. It is a very common name in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. The meaning of this name is 'ruler's counselor'''
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