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From: deb5@midway.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Etymology of French Surnames - Help needed!
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:42:00 GMT
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In article <853141579.26398@dejanews.com>,  <francois-jean.blanc@rp.fr> wrote:
>In article <01bc00aa$97bb3500$85a506c2@firestation-1>,
>  "Randel Tolentino" <rtolentino@ge.maxess.ch> wrote [in part]:
>> 
>> What I need is the meanings or connotations of the following French names:
>> Azvdo
>
>Azevedo is an Iberic (spanish or portuguese) surname.

Its meaning is "holly grove", from Old Ibero-Romance 'azevo' (Mod.
Castillian 'acebo') "holly" plus a collective suffix.

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