Hilda, I check my database on Portuguese Names and Their Meanings and found the following for LEANDRO AND MELLO. I hope this information helps you in your research. Eugenia
Leandro - Masculine name. Leandro - Leandro change to Leandres. Family name. Origin: Azores. Information is from the book: James H. Guill, A HISTORY OF THE AZORES ISLANDS, Golden Shield International, Vol. 5, 1993, page 211. In Portuguese, Leandro - In English, Leander. Proper name. Information is from: Dr. Armando de Morais, DICIONARIO PROTUGUESE - INGLES, Editorial Domingos Barreira, Rua Oliveira Monteiro, 343, Porto, Portugal, 1952, page 894. Leandro - This is a given name 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 24. Leandro - 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. Mello - Masculine name. Mello - Information is from: Doug da Rocha Holmes, "NAMING TRADITIONS, SURNAME TYPES", OProgresso, Dece. 1995, Vol. 14, No. 4, page 10. People in Portuguese History: Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Mello: King Jose I of Portugal (1750-1777), married Maria Anna of Spain. King Jose I, during whose entire reign the governemnt of the country was in the hands of the: Marquis de Pombal (Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Mello, who became Marquis de Pombal only in 1770), The most remarkable statesman of modern Portuguese history. Pombal was a ruthless and heartless dictator, but at the same time a man affected bh the French philosophy of the enlightenment. Pombal devoted himself to breaking the power of the privileged nobility and even more of the Church. On the other hand, Pombal, reformed the finances and the army, encouraged industry and trade (establishment of trade companies with monopolistic powers), tried to revived agriculture (silk-raising), and did much to develop primary and technical education. Information is from the book: William L. Langer, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972, page 491. Mello - 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. Mello - meaning: Melon. Information is from: "Portuguese Names and Their Meanings - Hawaii", AMERICAN PORTUGUESE GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC., Spring 1997, Vol XVIII, No. 2. Melo (Mello) - 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."
