SURNAMES OF PORTGUESE ORIGIN (meaning) : Afonso/Alfonso - Noble is ready. Albuquerque - White Oak Tree. Almeida - Plateau. Ambrose - Nectar. Andrade - Man. Baptista - Wash. Barboz - One who lives in bushes. Barreto - Mud. Benjamin - Southerner. Botelho - A gatherer of seaweeds. Carneiro - Sheep. Carvalho - Oak Tree. Cerejo - Cherry. Coelho - Rabbit. Colaco - Foster brother. Conceicao - Conception. Correia - Leather strap. Costa/D’Costa - Remark. Coutinho - Small shelter. Crasto - Palace. Cruz/D’Cruz - Cross. Cunha/D’Cunha - Wedge. Dias - Days. Diniz - Followed DSouza - vegetable seller Falcao - Hawk. Fernandes - Brave expedition. Ferrao - Sting. Ferreira - Sea-bream. Fonseca - Stream. Fragoso/Fargose - Craggy. Furtado - Stolen. Gomes - Man. Gonsalves - Son of Gonçalo. Gracias - Charming. Lemos - Elm. Lewis - Fame war. Lima/D’Lima - A file. Lobo - Wolf. Lopes - Wolf. Lourenco - A town in Italy. Luis - French gold coin. Machado - Axe. 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 rush. Murzello - Black colour. Nazareth/Nazare - To guard. Olivera - Olive tree. Pegado - Glued. Penha/Pen - Rock. Pereira - Braveheart Peres/Pires - Rock. Pimenta - Pepper. Pinto - Small chicken. Po - Dust. Rebello - A projecting strip of land. Remedios - Remedy. Ribeiro - Someone who lives near a river. Rodrigues - Renown power. Rosario -Rosary. Sa/D’Sa - Someone employed at a manor house. Sales - Salty. Silva/D’Silva/Silviera - Someone who lives in woods. Soares - A person with a reddish hair. Sousa/De Souza - Salt marsh. Telles - Saddle cloth. Tuscano - Someone from Tuscany in Italy Have fun Know the meaning of ur inherited name. Courtesy - Lionel.. 😛
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