The Quintanelha name is very important and goes all the way back to almost the beginning of Sao Miguel. It is a noble family name and is linked with the most important families on Sao Miguel. It is not an Alcunha. I am not sure if it has meaning but I would guess that Hermano is pretty close, "Quinta" as well as fifth can also mean a "farm" described in my dictionary as a "rural property".
JR On Oct 22, 8:00 pm, <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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
