I did some research on this name. It came about because of a conversation with Eloise Cadima, who thought a name in Ponta Garca was Cadima or Cadinha. I came to the conclusion that the name is Achadinha. This became resolved when a different priest wrote the same name but used the A, which of course is Achadina. The priest simply wrote a stylized A which was almost undetectable. The origin is indeed a nickname that people take on or are given when they move from one village to another and their native village was Achadinha. While you can find it, and while it may have the appearance of being native from another village, other than Achadinha, everyone I checked eventually led back to Achadinha. The name seldom survives more than 2 or 3 generations before it disappears.
Even if the name is actually Chadinha, it must be a nickname. I note that E Sharp even quotes the exact same Ponta Garca Achadinha name I investigated. If someone were to look at the documents without further investigation, they could easily come to the conclusion that the name was Chadinha. John Roias On Oct 18, 12:00 pm, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Eliseu, > > I have an Achandinha in my database (married in to one of my lines). I > believe he was from Achadinha or near there. > > Cheri > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi group,**** > > > ** ** > > > Has anyone ever heard about the surname CHADINHA from the Maia area? Does > > anyone think that this could be of someone from ACHADINHA, Nordeste?**** > > > -- > > 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." > > -- > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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."
