Laura, I also have Silveira and Silva from Faial in my lineage. I am curious if you may also have de Andrade lurking somewhere? thank you, Lisa
From: lharrah...@aol.com Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:23:51 -0400 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Silva Name To: azores@googlegroups.com Eugenia, Enjoyed the interesting Silva information. My dad's side of the family were Silva, Silveira, Silvia, da Silva from Faial. Laura In a message dated 3/16/2010 11:21:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, eugenia...@yahoo.com writes: Greetings: I check my database on Portuguese Names and Their Meanings and found the following for SILVA. I hope this helps in your research. The name is found in many places and in many families. Eugenia ======== Silva - Abbreviation: Sil Silva is a feminine name. Portuguese Name's abbreviation of da Silva, is Sil. (o) A letter is bracket ( ) it means that the letter is written very small and higher up beside the other letters in the original documents (same as the "o" in the degree Celcius). Information is from: The internet, Title: <center><em>Portuguese Genealogy abbreviations Helper.</head> Web page: http://www.frenet.edmonton.ab.ca/%7Efcandido/abbreviation.html, date printed: 11/29/97, page 3 of 3. Silva, da Silva, Sylva: Silva in Portuguese, Silver in American as surnames Information is from: Doug da Rocha Holmes, "NAMING TRADITIONS, SURNAME TYPES", OProgresso, Dece. 1995, Vol. 14, No. 4, page 10. Silva - surname common in Prainha do Norte; Madalena, Pico; Faial Information is from: Doug da Rocha Holmes, SURNAME ORGINS, 1995, page 3. Silva - change to Cunha. A family name in the Azores. Information is from the book: James H. Guill, A HISTORY OF THE AZORES ISLANDS, Golden Shield International, Vol. 5, 1993, page 198. ' Silva - Silva - Change from Teles. Alfredo Silva Sampaio (1862-1929) owned a private Botanical Garden (Azorean Flora). Information is from the book: James H. Guill, A HISTORY OF THE AZORES ISLANDS, Golden Shield International, Vol. 5, 1993, page 32, 235, 236. Silva - This is a surname commonly used in Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Information is from: BASIC PORTUGUESE PALEOGRAPHY, The Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Series II, No., 20, 1978, page 27. Silva - is a family name of an early Portuguese immigrant in California. Information is from: Carlos Almeida, PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANTS, Published by: The Supreme Council of U.P.E.C., San Leandro, CA,1978, page 270. Silva - meaning: Whistle, shrill sound. Information is from: "Portuguese Names and Their Meanings - Hawaii", AMERICAN PORTUGUESE GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC., Spring 1997, Vol. XVIII, No. 2. People in Portuguese History: Silva - The enlightened period of Portuguese history under Jose after 1755. The chief architect was the Marquis do Pombal. His successors were secretaries of state in the reigns of Maria and John, such as: 1. Jose de Seabra da Silva (Secretary of Interior, 1788-1799) 2. The Count of Linhares, Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho (Secretary of the Navy, 1795-1803; Secretary of Foreign Affairs and War, 1807-1812) Information is from the book: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, Vol. 1, 1972, page 406. Portuguese Poets: 1. Bocage (1765-1805), a pre-romantic who lived a miserable life and died in poverty; 2. Filinto Elisio (1734-1819), who died in exile in France; 3. Cruz e Silva (1731-1799); 4. Correia Garcao (1724-1772). All of these people were poets and all of bourgeois origin. Information is from the book: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, Vol. 1, 1972, page 412. 1820 – The great names of the revolution, were the following: Fernandes Tomás, Ferreira Borges, and Silva Carvalho All jurist and bureaucrats who together took over the secretariates of interior (Reino) and finance (Fazenda). Information is from the book: A.H. De Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, 1972, Vol. 2, page 55. Portuguese Writers: 1. Alexandre Herculano; 2. Rebelo da Silva (1822-1871); 3. Andrade Corvo (1824-1890); and 4. Arnaldo Gama (1828-1869). Information is from the book: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, Vol. 2, 1972, page 38. People in Portuguese History: Governor Celestino da Silva, ruled Timor for fourteen years (1894-1908), achieved full conquest of the Portuguese part of the island. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 118. Portuguese in the Arts: 1. Soares dos Reis (1847-1889), a sculptor; 2. Silva Porto (1850-1893), a painter; 3. José Malhoa (1854-1933), a painter; and 4. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857-1929), a painter. Information is from the book: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, Vol. 2, 1972, page 41. Portuguese Explorers: In 1840s and 1850s the settler Silva Porto (1817-1890) explored the present day Angola and Zambia. He lived in central Angola. Silva, traveled to Barotseland where he met Livingstone. Silva traveled Kafue River in Central Zambia (1853). Silva Porto’s merits as an explorer and defender of the Portuguese sovereignty in central Angola were rewarded with the office of Captain-Major of Bié. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 78. People in Portuguese History: In 1869 a new reform to decentralize Portuguese holdings in Africa by Rebelo da Silva. The decentralization policy led nowhere, because further legislation always prevented the governors from ruling with autonomy. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 93-94. People in Portuguese History: Industrialist Alfredo da Silva started building in Barreiro, Portugal. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 122. People in Portuguese History: Alfredo da Silva of the 1900s in the chemical industry. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 7. People in Portuguese History: In the 1920’s Premier António Maria da Silva brought up the state’s revenues to the prewar period (12,063,000). Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 126. Portuguese Writers of Plays and Opera: 1. Manuel de Gigueiredo, wrote comedies farces and tragedies. 2. Antionio Jose da Silva, wrote Operas. Information is from the book: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, Vol 1. 1972, page 412. The town of Covao da Silva, is in the district of Leiria, Portugal. Information is from: SPAIN PORTUGAL, American Map Corporation, Maspeth, NY, 1996, page 208. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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. 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