Boa Nova means "Good News, Good Message, evangelion", This name's origin is devotional, it appears in womens' names as devotional surnames, like "de Jesus", "das Neves", "da Luz", "da Conceicao", etc. Sometimes, these devotional names become inherited as familiar surnames.
JS Lopes ----- Mensagem original ---- De: Maria Lima <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: azores <[email protected]> Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 27 de Agosto de 2008 23:39:23 Assunto: [AZORES-Genealogy] Name of "Boa Nova" Dear Listers, I found in my ancestor's 32 page diary that he was born "na Rua da Boa Nova #16." Recently I've seen names like Maria da Boa Nova.... Does this mean they were from that street? Was that common? Thanks, Maria Elena Novos endereços, o Yahoo! que você conhece. Crie um email novo com a sua cara @ymail.com ou @rocketmail.com. http://br.new.mail.yahoo.com/addresses --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
