>From what I know, they are from Ribeirinhas. On Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:56:26 PM UTC-7, Hermano C. Pires wrote: > > Anthony > What vilage are your Parreiras from? > Hermano > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 06:12:11 -0700 > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Nicknames > > Nancy, > > Interesting that you also have the alcunha Bonito in your family, who > knows could be a connection. I am convinced that Pico received settlers > from Sao Miguel not during the initial settlement process but probably > 100-150 years later when they began developing their vineyards. One of the > strangest alcunhas that I have heard is Bolor which means mold. > > Antonio > > > > On Thursday, September 18, 2014 2:44:17 PM UTC-7, Anthony Martin wrote: > > I've been searching through various guides about Portuguese naming > practices, but I haven't found anything related to this question. > > My mother-in-law is a Parreira, but she has mentioned that it is common > for families to have nicknames. For example, someone by the name of Antonio > Parreira may be known as a 'Galante' yet the surname 'Galante' is no where > to be found. Other nicknames I've come across are what appear to be > 'rrabola' and 'Ilhars'. > > Does anyone have an explanation for this? > > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >
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