Yes, names sometimes change upon immigration (but not always).
Enos many times comes from Inacio.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada


On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 2:11 PM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Yes, I don’t translate anything either, but I know that some names were
> Americanized when people immigrated. In my tree I have a family that were
> known as Rodrigues when they left the Azores but in the US their name was
> changed to Roderick. I also know that Enos is the Americanized version of a
> Portuguese last name, I can’t remember which though.
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 5:05 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I don't translate names (if I'm curious and want to learn words in
>> Portuguese, I use an online translator or a Portuguese-English dictionary).
>> I don't translate any place beyond entering the Azores. Some put Azores and
>> some put Açores, but after that, it's Portuguese. The island, the council,
>> the freguesia, the neighborhood, the people...they all remain in the
>> Portuguese language.
>>
>> It gets weird translating some of the places. Any sometimes, funny (Rabo
>> de Peixe = Fish tail).
>> Cheri Mello
>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
>> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 1:59 PM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think she wants to know if there’s an Americanized version of these
>>> names. Luz means light but I’ve never seen them translated.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 4:57 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Liz, I don't understand your question. These are records from the
>>>> Azores, which is part of Portugal. They have nothing to do with America,
>>>> unless you are trying to say they emigrated to America.  Cheri
>>>>
>>>> Cheri Mello
>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira
>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 1:55 PM Liz Migliori <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thx Cheri
>>>>> What or how would these be in American?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 9, 2019, at 1:31 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Araujo and Luz.
>>>>> Cheri Mello
>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira
>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 1:29 PM Elizabeth Migliori <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1875-1879/SMG-RG-CONCEICAO-B-1875-1879_item1/P318.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone tell me the names of maternal grandparents of Maria
>>>>>> starts on bottom left.
>>>>>> Antonio Joaquim de A????    and Maria de????
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>> Liz
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