Faria rhymes with Maria. Frias is only 2 syllables, I think. I don't think I know anyone with that surname though.
Yeah, standardizing the database is lots of fun when the records have misspellings! Hope someone has an answer for you. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 3:31 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> wrote: > Vacation has an accent on the "e" férias. "Ferias" is the way it is > spelled in some of the records. For example: > Left page, top, 4th line down > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869_item1/P161.html > > I've also seen it spelled "Frias". > > I think it is a different surname from "Faria" but I'm not 100% sure > either. > > I just want to normalize the spelling of the name in my database. > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think it's Frias. The Guill book has Frias. He doesn't have Ferias. >> Doesn't that word mean vacation? >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 2:47 PM GENEVA COOK-GERVAIS < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My distant family from Sao Miguel used the spelling De Faria , Faria and >>> Farias. Don't know if that is the same family or not....…. >>> >>> On December 20, 2018 at 5:26 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I am discovering ancestors with the surname of Ferias and sometimes I >>> see it spelled Frias. Can anyone tell me what the normalized modern >>> spelling of this name is? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> -- >>> Joseph Mendonca >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> -- >> 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]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > -- > Joseph Mendonca > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
