Message: "My surname "GERAL" is apparently a "Nickname"?"

My surname "GERAL" is apparently a "Nickname"?

by Maria Angela da Silva GERAL (guest)

3/26/2005, 5:17 AM

I am Portuguese and my family came from Madeira. I found out recently that the surname is actually a nickname and the origination thereof is unknown. Is there anyone that possibly has the same surname or could share some knowledge of this surname.

#nicknames #surnames

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- Caprice

3/27/2005, 12:52 PM

Jiral (or giral, I'm not sure of the spelling) means "valley" in Portuguese. There is a place in Madeira called "Jiral das Freiras" (Valley of the Nuns), which is soooo beautiful :)

- Seda* (Sedalyn)

3/26/2005, 2:01 PM

Try this site's sister site:
http://surnames.behindthename.com/bb/list.php?board=sur

-Seda*

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