I am not sure if they are related but George Pacheco offered this interesting possiblity in an earlier post:
" I have a lady on someone's Genealogy, that her names was Francisca Das Quarenta Horas, i asked a priest why would she be named Francisca of the forty hours, the expalanation she might have been born during lent an she was named after the 40th hour of Christ's suffering. Nonw of her family takes the name ay at all at least the one daughter that i have her descendants and they are from Rosario lagoa i have her ancestors l also. " rfrancispimen...@comcast.net wrote: > > *Hi all, * > > * * > > *We had a recent discussion about a surname with a number “Quarenta” > which was interesting. * > > * * > > *I came across a family that used the name Raposo Quintanilha. > Quintanilha is listed as a family name in Guill’s History of the > **Azores**.* > > *What is the meaning of this name and is it a derivative of a number? > I know quinta is fifth in latin. Is there a connection?* > > * * > > *Rick* > > * * > > **Richard Francis Pimentel** > > **Epping****, ****New Hampshire****, ****USA** > > **Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores for, Pimentel (Costa), Carvalho, > Teixeira, Rocha ** > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
