Pat, The Medeiros comes from where ever she felt like. Most of the time it's from the parents or grandparents. Sometimes it the godparents.
Here's a brief article on naming traditions on the Azores GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/naming.html Cheri Mello -- 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."
