I really think that on this list, in the USA, we need to use Surname for the last name used and "Alcunha" (it's shorter anyway!) as the name for a nickname. Since we all know the word Alcunha and have used it for years for nickname.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Hermano C. Pires <[email protected]> wrote: > My two cents worth. > In my experience they ask for NOME and SOBRE NOME. > And also in my experience Apelido and Alcunha can be interchangeable. > Sorry to add to the confusion. > Hermano > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:24:25 -0700 > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with odd word?/name? in Rabo de > Peixe marriage record > To: [email protected] > > > Well perhaps, but since I got into doing genealogy 20+ years ago, alcunha > was reserved for nickname. And after that poor guy at that table flipped > the words alcunha & apelido, I just thought that alcunha confirmed what I > learned. Perhaps in some families they use one more word more than the > other. Seems more families called the nicknames alcunhas though in my > research. Someone would have to do a study to figure out the true > percentages though. > > What do Portuguese employment applications ask for though? Maybe one of > our listmembers there know. > Cheri > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 11:01 AM, helen kerner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > An apelido is a nickname. I hear it used that way all the time from > Azorens. > > > In imTranslator type in apelido & the English definition is nickname > Type in nickname & apelido comes up > *Translation Portuguese - English Collins Dictionary **[image: > http://cdn2.reverso.net/lexi/v170/static/img/CollabDict/document.png]* > <http://dictionary.reverso.net/CollabDict.aspx?view=2&word=apelido&lang=en&srcLang=2070&targLang=1033&dirid=101> > [image: http://cdn2.reverso.net/lexi/v170/static/img/context_icon.png]"; > *apelido*": examples and translations in context > <http://context.reverso.net/translation/portuguese-english/apelido> > É tão importante como o *apelido*. > It's as important as your *last name*... > Ele prefere ser chamado pelo *apelido*. > He has a *nickname* he'd rather be known by. > Um antigo *apelido* que costumavam chamar-me. > An old *nickname* when I was in a fraternity. > > *Babylon Portuguese-English* > *apelido (m) * > n. name, surname, nickname, cognomen, epithet > *apelidar* > v. nickname > > <http://www.google.com/url?source=transpromo&rs=rssf&q=//translate.google.com/community?source=all> > Google Translate > <http://www.google.com/url?source=transpromo&rs=rssf&q=//translate.google.com/community?source=all> > Synonyms of apelido > *noun* > sobrenome, nome falso, alcunha, primeiro nome > Translations of apelido > *Noun* > nickname > apelido, alcunha, cognome > > > > On Thursday, April 23, 2015 9:33 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Sorry, apelido is surname and alcunha is nickname. In casual > conversation, people seem to use them interchangeably, but they aren't > really. I remember a guy at our hall explaining that his alcunha was this > and his apelido was that and half the table told him no it wasn't, he had > it backwards, blah blah blah. I'm sure he wanted to go under the table at > that point or pour the sopas over their heads! > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- > 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. 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