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Title: Portugeuse Naming Patterns?
Post by: suey on Thursday 15 September 05 09:46 BST (UK)

Does anyone know please?
Have I got this right - If I have James LOWTHER SILVA CARVALHO
I'm having one of those durrr! moments.

a) His fathers surname was Lowther

b) His mothers fathers surname was Silva

c) His mothers mothers surname was Carvalho

Suey

Title: Re: Portugeuse Naming Patterns?
Post by: McCash on Friday 16 September 05 03:01 BST (UK)

Hello Suey:
   In most cases,if the child is a male he is given his fathers surname. If the child is a girl, she is given her mothers surname. Most all children are given a biblico name.
   a)James is a biblico name.
   b)Lowther may be his fathers first name or a grandparents last name. Generaly though a child,s second name is his fathers first name.
   c)Rosa is the surname of his mothers father.
   d)Carvalho is the fathers surname name.

   At a time when there was slavery in Brazil ,the children would be the property of the Master,therefore they would be baptised with his surname as their second name.
   
              Regards: Margaret
 

Title: Re: Portugeuse Naming Patterns?
Post by: McCash on Friday 16 September 05 03:29 BST (UK)

Hi Suey:
 I just had one of those durr moments too,so sorry. :-[
 c) should read- Silva is the surname of his mothers father.
                Regards: Margaret

Title: Re: Portugeuse Naming Patterns?
Post by: suey on Friday 16 September 05 08:20 BST (UK)

Hi Margaret - Thank you for replying.  I have had conflicting information on this one thats why I wanted to be sure.

Suey