Thanks everyone for the replies! It was great to learn about the name
and to hear everyone else's experience.
Linda, the family with Ezaltina was the same way. Their daughters all
went by nicknames. They had Maria Izabela (Mary), Maria (died young),
Maria Conceicao (Florence), Maria da Luz (Lucy, my great grandmother),
this Ezaltina, and Maria Francelina (Frances). There are still three
other children who died young who I haven't identified yet, who just as
well could be Marias!
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*On 9/10/2010 5:30 PM, Linda Norton wrote:
Same as my family from Sao Miguel, but my mother's aunt's
name was Saltina. I just know if they had Mary or Maria as a name, it
seems they were nicknamed like Marquinas or what they did for work. I
know it was calling them Tia or Madringha (Godmother) or Prima or
Vavao. I never even heard Maria within the family. My immediate
cousins had different names, none were Mary or Maria so I think they
did start using other names; Dulce, Guiomar, Lubelia, Annabella,
Grace, Louisa, etc.
Linda Borges Furtado Norton
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