Back when Azoreans had huge families many girls would be receive "Maria" as one of their given names (usually the first), yet go by their other given name socially. A cousin of mine who immigrated to California uses "Maria" professionally, but her family and friends all call her by her middle name; that way, when she gets a phone call or voice mail and the caller asks for "Maria" (or her middle name) she knows instantly whether it's business (or telemarketing/solicitation) or personal. Katharine.
On Dec 29, 5:21 am, [email protected] wrote: > Gail, > > There was a family at our school and all 3 girls were Maria, so they went > by Maria Jose, Maria G. and Maria (snip) -- 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."
