> > > > > Abreu/Abraao - Abraham > > Afonso/Alfonso - Noble is ready. > > Albuquerque - White Oak Tree. > > Almeida - Plateau/Ore Mine. > > Alto - Tall > > Avilla/Davilla- From a village or town > > Ambrose - Nectar. > > Andrade - Man. > > Baptista - Wash. > > Barbus - Beard > > Barboz - One who lives in bushes. > > Barboza - Place full of the Barba plant > > Barreto - Mud. > > Benjamin - Southerner. > > Borges: from Bourges(France) inhabitant of a fortified town > > Botelho - A gatherer of seaweeds. > > Braga/Braganza - from Braga North Portugal, meaning trousers, leggings, or > breeches > > Carneiro - Sheep. > > Carvalho - Oak Tree. > > Cabral - Place of Goats > > Castelino - Near a Castle > > Castro - Lived near a castle > > Cordoza/Cardoz - lived close to a Cardoon (a small shrub) plantation > > Cerejo - Cherry. > > Coelho - Rabbit. > > Colaco - Foster brother. > > Conceicao - Conception. > > Correia - Leather strap. > > Costa/D’Costa - a remark or from the coast or river bank > > Coutinho - Small shelter. > > Coval - hollow pit > > Crasto - Palace. > > Cruz/D’Cruz - Cross. > > Cunha/D’Cunha - Wedge. > > Delgado - Slender or thin > > Dias - Days. > > Diniz - Follower of Zeus (from Greece) > > DSouza - vegetable seller > > Espinola/Espindola - From Genoa Italy > > Falcao - Hawk. > > Facundo - Eloquent > > Faria - From Faria > > Farinha - Flour merchant > > Fernandes - Brave expedition. > > Ferrao - Sting. > > Ferreira - Sea-bream. > > Fonseca - Dry Stream. > > Fragoso/Fargose - Craggy. > > Furtado - Stolen. > > Henriques - Home Ruler > > Gomes - Man. > > Gonsalves - Son of Gonçalo. > > Gracias - Charming. > > Joaquim - granted by God > > Egdo - Master Chef > > Lemos - Elm. > > Lewis - Fame war. > > Lima/D’Lima - A file. > > Lobo - Wolf. > > Lopes - Wolf. > > Lourenco - A town in Italy. > > Lucio - Light > > Luis - French gold coin. > > Machado - Axe or Hatchet > > Madeira - Wood or timber > > Martins - Roman God of war. > > Mascarenhas - Umbrella. > > Matias - Gift of God. > > Melo/D’Mello - Black bird. > > Mendes - Entire tribute. > > Mendonca - A cold mountain. > > Menezes - Battlement. > > Misquitta - Mosque. > > Miranda - Lovely. > > Monserrate - A city of Spain. > > Monte/D’Monte - Hill. > > Monteiro - Hunter. > > Morais/Moras - One who lives near mulberry bush. > > Murzello - Black colour. > > Nazareth/Nazare - To guard. > > Noronha - From Norena Spain > > Olivera - Olive tree. > > Pais: Parents > > Pao - Bread > > Pegado - Glued. > > Penha/Pen - Rock. > > Pereira - Braveheart or Pear Tree > > Peres/Pires - Rock. > > Pimenta - Red Pepper. > > Pinheiro/Pinho - Pine Tree/Pine wood > > Pinto - chicken. > > Po/ - Dust. > > Rebello - A projecting strip of land. > > Remedios - Remedy. > > Ribeiro - Someone who lives near a river. > > Rocha - Rock > > Rodrigues - Renown power. > > Rosario -Rosary. > > Sa/D’Sa - Someone employed at a manor house. > > Sales - Salty. > > Sequeira - Arid Land > > Silva/D’Silva/Silviera - Someone who lives in woods. > > Soares - A person with a reddish hair. > > Sousa/De Souza - Salt marsh or Rocky dry bed of a stream. probably living > near the Sousa river. > > Telles - Saddle cloth. > > Tuscano - Someone from Tuscany in Italy > > Texeira - someone living near Yew trees > > Trinidade - The Holy Trinity > > Veiga/Veigas - Meadow > > > > > > > > > >
