Susanne, Yes, they are the same but I would not use them interchangeably because the two forms are being carried by families to date. Some families use Alvares in full form while others use Alves. You should keep track to see where yours will end up.
To get an understanding; this surname is qualified as Patronymic originating from a first name Alvaro. It began as Alvares (meaning the son of Alvaro) evolving to Alves current day. Short form you will see Alz. Some priests wrote Alves others wrote Alvres which is pointing to the original form of Alvares. Hope this helps with your question. On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 9:14 PM, Sme <climbatr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I see in the marriage database that both forms are used. Please correct > me if I am wrong, but I thought these two names were interchangeable. > Are they? > > Suzanne > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
