On Feb 19, 2009, at 2:55 PM, nancy jean baptiste wrote: > Greetings Group, > While reading so many records from Sao Jorge I've noticed that > occassionally women have the title "Dona". I'm curious what it > signifies. It isn't simply the name Dona but a title of some sort.
I have seen the same thing--in my family, too. It is a title, not a name. I was told that it was used if they were from--or married into-- a "better" family. Or perhaps a family with property. I could also see it used for snobbish purposes, but couldn't say for sure. Relatives of mine started using it after they got married. One sister might be "Dona" and another not. Someone else may have the definitive answer. Dona Mary :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
