Hi Barbara According to a book I have on the Noble families of Portugal . The first person recorded with the surname Lima was D. Joao Fernandes de Lima,(the good). He was from the land of Limia(Lima) in Galicia. Lima is also the Portuguese word for Lime.
Antonio On Sunday, July 20, 2014 11:15:52 AM UTC-7, Barbara Bluhm wrote: > > Hello, does anyone have an interpretation of the surname Lima or da Lima? > A person has told me that Lima means wood? Responses appreciated, Thanks, > Barbara > -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
