Original meaning was "little black man", but in this case could become a surname. Portuguese vernacular word would be "negrinho" or "negreto", corresponding to Spanish "negrito" and Catallan "negret". I suspect this catalan word could be the source of this surname. The word without capitals seems to imply an "alcunha" instead of an "apelido", but in many cases such word became inherited as surnames.
________________________________ De: Margaret Vicente <[email protected]> Para: azores <[email protected]> Enviadas: Segunda-feira, 12 de Julho de 2010 12:16:51 Assunto: [AZORES-Genealogy] Fwd: Agua de Pau - word negrete Sorry, resending attachment ____________________________ Hello All, Would someone please let me know if they're familiar with the word written after Fagundes. I am reading it as "negrete" and don't know what it might mean? Thank you in advance. Margaret -- 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." -- 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."
