I'm wondering if da Carmo is a religious or secular name....I didn't find the word in my dictionary? Nancy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:05:33 -0400Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Names on RecordsTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] a message dated 10/18/2008 4:50:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In reading the films of the Azores, I come across several women whohave as part of their names "das Dores" or "do Carmo".Are these last names or are they middle names as on records thefemales father's name is usually not given?They are not last names but part of a given mame, i.e. Maria do Carmo Raposo, Maria das Dores Raposo, Mary Jane Raposo_________________________________________________________________ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
