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Subject: Re: My surname "GERAL" is apparently a "Nickname"?
Author: Caprice   (Authenticated as Caprice)
Date: March 27, 2005 at 12:52:57 PM
Reply to: My surname "GERAL" is apparently a "Nickname"? by Maria Angela da Silva GERAL
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 :)

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