Apelido in spanish means last name. In Portuguese it really means an informal nickname. Alcunha is a more formal nickname, like the name Jose, the nickname is Ze. On forms that I have filled, first name = nome, last name = sobrenome. > On Apr 23, 2015, at 2:24 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well perhaps, but since I got into doing genealogy 20+ years ago, alcunha was > reserved for nickname. And after that poor guy at that table flipped the > words alcunha & apelido, I just thought that alcunha confirmed what I > learned. Perhaps in some families they use one more word more than the > other. Seems more families called the nicknames alcunhas though in my > research. Someone would have to do a study to figure out the true > percentages though. > > What do Portuguese employment applications ask for though? Maybe one of our > listmembers there know. > Cheri > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 11:01 AM, helen kerner <hker...@sbcglobal.net > <mailto:hker...@sbcglobal.net>> wrote: > > > An apelido is a nickname. I hear it used that way all the time from Azorens. > > > In imTranslator type in apelido & the English definition is nickname > Type in nickname & apelido comes up > Translation Portuguese - English Collins Dictionary > <http://dictionary.reverso.net/CollabDict.aspx?view=2&word=apelido&lang=en&srcLang=2070&targLang=1033&dirid=101> > <>"apelido": examples and translations in context > <http://context.reverso.net/translation/portuguese-english/apelido> > É tão importante como o apelido. > It's as important as your last name... > Ele prefere ser chamado pelo apelido. > He has a nickname he'd rather be known by. > Um antigo apelido que costumavam chamar-me. > An old nickname when I was in a fraternity. > > Babylon Portuguese-English > apelido (m) > n. name, surname, nickname, cognomen, epithet > apelidar > v. nickname > > <http://www.google.com/url?source=transpromo&rs=rssf&q=//translate.google.com/community?source=all> > Google Translate > <http://www.google.com/url?source=transpromo&rs=rssf&q=//translate.google.com/community?source=all> > Synonyms of apelido > noun > sobrenome, nome falso, alcunha, primeiro nome > Translations of apelido > Noun > nickname > apelido, alcunha, cognome > > > > On Thursday, April 23, 2015 9:33 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com > <mailto:gfsche...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > Sorry, apelido is surname and alcunha is nickname. In casual conversation, > people seem to use them interchangeably, but they aren't really. I remember > a guy at our hall explaining that his alcunha was this and his apelido was > that and half the table told him no it wasn't, he had it backwards, blah blah > blah. I'm sure he wanted to go under the table at that point or pour the > sopas over their heads! > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada > -- > For 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 > <http://groups.google.com/group/Azores>. 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