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-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Sam Koester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John; So happy to see that I am not the only one who was taught to refer to her grandmother as Vaw Vaw! I thought I was alone in this and very curious as to why in my family it was pronounced this way. Sam in CA From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vavo ??? Vavo?? I am a little puzzled about how this term of endearment for "grandmother" came into useage. My parents were both born in the Azores. When refering to my grandmothers (who incidently, I never had the opportunity to meet), the term they used was "Vaw Vaw" derived from "A Vaw" (the phonetic pronuciation) of the portuguese word for grandmother. Can anyone enlighten me? Incidently, my sister's grandchildren have come up with their own term of endearment for her. They call her "Vaw Vee". at the risk of further confusion, I think I'll stop there. John Vasconcelos -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 9:33 am Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vavo Laura, What a heart warming story of yours........brought tears to my eyes. I want to thank Linda for sharing that she wants to be called Vavo. It is because of her that I toooo will be called Vavo when I become a grandmother for the first time in May of 2009. Thank you again Linda and Laura for sharing your stories. Theresa Aguiar Noia Court -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Laura Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - Download Now! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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, log into your Google account and 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
