Name Guimarães Type Surname (from location) Usage Portuguese Pronounced Pron. /ɡjmaɾ.ˈɐ̃j̃ʃ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ɡjmɐɾ.ˈɐ̃j̃ʃ/(European Portuguese) Edit Status Status Meaning & History Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Guimarães in northern Portugal.