My mother's aunt was Grace Paiva and her son Richard Paiva. Linda Borges (Furtado) Norton
-----Original Message----- From: Azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eugenia Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 2:03 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese surname Pavo, Piva, Paiva, and Pavao Greetings and to Vivian (Silva) Christy: I check my database on Portuguese Names and Their Meanings and found the following for Piva, Paiva, and Pavao But I did not show Pavo I hope this helps in your research. Eugenia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Piva - Piva - meaning: Pin Tooth. Information is from: "Portuguese Names and Their Meanings - Hawaii", AMERICAN PORTUGUESE GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC., Spring 1997, Vol XVIII, No. 2. ================ Paiva Has an armorial Paiva - Paiva - In 1487 Pedro de Covilha and Afonso de Paiva were sent out by way of Cairo and Aden. Covilha reach India and on his return followed the east coast of Africa as far south as the mouth of Zambezi. Information is from the book: William L. Langer, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972, page 385. King Joao II of Portugal dispatch two emissaries to reach Ethiopia (The Kingdom of Prester John) by land. Disguised as merchants, Pero da Covilha and Afonso de Paiva left Lisbon in May 1487. Pero da Covilha reached Ethiopia and d. 1526 Information is from the book: A.H. De Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, 1972, page 220-221. Portuguese Explorer: Arthur de Paiva (1858-1900): main expeditions reach Canconda (1883), the Cubango River (1888), Bié (1890), the Cunene area (1892), and Humbe (1897) were instrumental in achieving Portuguese sovereignty over most of Angola, Africa. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 116. People in Portuguese History: 1890s, the Lisbon government sent reinforcements to Africa, under the second-in-command of Colonel Freire de Andrade and Paiva Couceiro. Information is from: A.H. de Oliveira Marques, HISTORY OF PORTUGAL, Columbia University Press, NY, Vol. 2, 1972, page 117. Paiva - Change to Romeu. Paiva - Change to Taveira. Family names. Information is from the book: James H. Guill, A HISTORY OF THE AZORES ISLANDS, Golden Shield International, Vol. 5, 1993, page 223, 231, 236. Paiva - This is a surname commonly used in Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Information is from: BASIC PORTUGUESE PALEOGRAPHY, The Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Series II, No., 20, 1978, page 27. Paiva - is a family name of a early Portuguese immigrant in California. Information is from: Carlos Almeida, PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANTS, Published by: The Supreme Council of U.P.E.C., San Leandro, CA,1978, page 269. The town of Castelo de Paiva, is in the province of Porto, Portugal. The town of Covelo de Paiva, is in the porvince of Viséu, Portugal. Information is from: SPAIN PORTUGAL, American Map Corporation, Maspeth, NY, 1996, page ======== Pavao Has an armorial Pavao - Pavao - Derive from Pato. Pavao - Change to Pato. Family name. Information is from the book: James H. Guill, A HISTORY OF THE AZORES ISLANDS, Golden Shield International, Vol. 5, 1993, page 224. Peacock - Anglicized (English). Pavao - Portuguese family name. Information is from: David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace, THE PEOPLE'S ALMANAC #2, William Morrow and Co., Inc., NY, page 133. Pavao - meaning: Peacock. Information is from: "Portuguese Names and Their Meanings - Hawaii", AMERICAN PORTUGUESE GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC., Spring 1997, Vol XVIII, No. 2. Pavao - is a family name of a early Portuguese immigrant in California. Information is from: Carlos Almeida, PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANTS, Published by: The Supreme Council of U.P.E.C., San Leandro, CA,1978, page 269. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
