In Flores there's a family of Simao. In California they used Simon and Simmon.
Eric Edgar On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 2:19 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > Usually the original name is Simoes (Simões). > It might be others, like maybe Simas, but Simões has the closest phonetic > sound to Simmons. > > But I see your "From" says that already "New Bedford Simmons or Faial / > Pico Simoes". > > If your Simões is from Pico, I would be interested in the details. I don't > have Simões from Pico, but have many from Terceira. > > Thinking of the Pico families named Simões, sometimes they are aka Simão. > Simão is a given name and Simões means "son of Simão." That is why you > might have someone named Simão de Medeiros and his son using the name José > de Medeiros Simões. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Simmons = What in Portugese? > From: New Bedford Simmons or Faial / Pico Simoes > <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, November 14, 2013 12:46 pm > To: [email protected] > > Is Simmons an authentic Portugese name? > If not what would be the translation of this Americanized last name? > > Suggestions appreciated. > > Mike > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
