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Understanding surnames and given names can help you find and identify your ancestors in the records. | Understanding patterns in surnames and given names can help you find and identify your ancestors in the records. | ||
== Surnames == | |||
Before record keeping began, most people had only one name, such as João (John). As the population increased it became necessary to distinguish between individuals with the same name. The problem was usually solved by adding descriptive information. | Before record keeping began, most people had only one name, such as João (John). As the population increased it became necessary to distinguish between individuals with the same name. The problem was usually solved by adding descriptive information. | ||
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Additional information on names in Brazil can be found in: | Additional information on names in Brazil can be found in: | ||
Mattos, Armando de. ''Manual de Genealogia Portuguesa (Manual of Portuguese Genealogy''). Pôrto: Fernando Machado, 1943. (FHL book 946.9 D27ma; film 0896862 item 4) | *Mattos, Armando de. ''Manual de Genealogia Portuguesa (Manual of Portuguese Genealogy''). Pôrto: Fernando Machado, 1943. (FHL book 946.9 D27ma; film 0896862 item 4) | ||
*Távora, Luiz Gonzaga de Lancastre e. ''Dicionário das famílias portuguesas (Dictionary of Portuguese Families''). Lisboa: Quetzal Editores, 1989. (FHL book 946.9 D4t) This is a register of more than 1,000 Portuguese surnames, with a discussion of their derivations. | |||
*Wold, Lillian Ramos. ''Hispanic Surnames: History and Genealogy''. Fullerton, Calif.: Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, c1994. (FHL book 946 D4h) | |||
== Given Names == | |||
In Brazil many given names are derived from Biblical names such as José (Joseph), saint names such as Roque (Roch), or Old Portuguese given names such as Soromenho. Some Portuguese people used compound given names (nomes compostos) such as Maria das Dores and Isabel da Conceição. | |||
When baptized, children were usually given one or more given names. One of these might have been the name of the saint of the day of baptism. The first name or baptismal name may not have been used in the child’s life. In Brazil the child was usually called by the second or third name given at baptism; this is especially true if the first name was Maria or José. | |||
== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft3s2005k7&chunk.id=d0e2465&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=eschol http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft3s2005k7&chunk.id=d0e2465&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=eschol Family, Frontier, and the Colonization of the Americas] | |||
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