In a message dated 8/27/2008 10:39:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I found in my ancestor's 32 page diary that he was born "na Rua da Boa Nova > #16." Recently I've seen names like Maria da Boa Nova.... > > Does this mean they were from that street? Was that common? The name means Good News (as in Gospel). Evangelina also comes from the same source. The prison in Ponta Delgada is (was?) called a Prisão da Boa Nova. Go figure!
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