Diane, They do become part of the surname in some cases. In Flores, a branch of the Pimentel was called Pimentel Canhoto (left-handed). Eventually the Pimentel was dropped, now just Canhoto.
In Madeira, my wife's family came from a village with many Rodrigues and Abreu, so her families became known as Rodrigues Lobo ( because they moved from Estreito da Lobo) and Abreu Lagea ( from the road they lived on. I'd find a place in the database to add it. I've just left it after the surname on my Family TreeMaker, It is still alphabetical in a list. Eric Edgar On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Diane George <digeorg...@hotmail.com>wrote: > I guess this means my ancestors had some interesting traits.**** > > ** ** > > I am assuming that these would not be part of the actual surnames for > purposes of my genealogy database. Let me know if my assumption is > incorrect.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks to all for the info.**** > > ** ** > > Diane George**** > > ** ** > > *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Denise Nelson > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:21 PM > *To:* azores@googlegroups.com; azores@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meaning of surnames on quotes on the > NEPS site**** > > ** ** > > Hi**** > > I have heard my grandparents and mom call these pleas or nicknames?**** > > Does that make sense? So many family names were the same so certain clans > or families were given nicknames to differentiate or identify them. Our > family**** > > We're the Denis or "crickets" when I went to the Azores to my grandfathers > village we were taken to the Mat of the crickets where they spent most of > their time milking cows wow! Then I understood Denise Nelson > > Sent from my iPhone**** > > > On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Diane George <digeorg...@hotmail.com> wrote:* > *** > > Hi,**** > > **** > > Does anyone know the meaning of the use of quotation marks on surnames in > the NEPS site. Examples are:**** > > **** > > Manuel Jose “foliao”**** > > Antonio “o cabaco”**** > > Jose “cambado”**** > > **** > > The English translations are “merrymaker”, “the gourd” and “unstable.” *** > * > > **** > > I have not located the original records yet, but wanted to see if anyone > knows what this means first.**** > > **** > > Thanks**** > > **** > > Diane George**** > > -- > 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."**** > > -- > 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."**** > > -- > 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." > -- 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."
