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MEANING OF
SURNAMES:There are three types of
SURNAMES:PERSONAL....Reflecting
a Personal Characteristic or Physical Infirmity.
PATRONYMIC..Expressing
SON OF with a suffix to any personal surname or
given name and
TOPONYMIC....The Exact
Same Name Of A Geographical Feature.From the Book "SPANISH SURNAMES In the
Southwestern United States:A Dictionary.By:Richard D.Woods and Grace
Alvarez-Altman.Published By:G.K.Hall Co.
Initials in Capital
Letters indicate the contributor of the information.
(G.A.)=Alvarez,Grace De
Jesus C.
(J.A.)=Atienza,Julio De
(C.M.)=Maduell,Charles
L.,Jr.
(T.G.)=Tibon,Gutierre
BARELA..Probably A
Variant of Bareta,A Basque Surname from
"ARE"--Grazing Land--and
the Suffix "ELA"--Wild.
CORDOVA..One who came
from the city or province of Cordova in
Spain.(E.S.)From the Phoenician "CARTA-TUBA."Later Latinized
as "CORDUBA".. "CORDOBA" Is a dialectical Variation of "GORDOA,"A
Basque Word that means a pasture of wild oats.(G.A.)
MONDRAGON..The latin
"Mons-Dracona" Suggests "Serpant Mountain".A Town in
the Basque
Province of Northern Spain.It was believed that this
name refers to a Dragon that was believed to live in Guiuzcoa in the
Basque Provinces.(G.A.)Basque name from Villa of Mondragon,a political
subdivision of Vergara (Guipuzcoa).(J.A.) He⁄She who
is like the Mountain⁄Forest
Dragon.Vasco.De La villa de su nombre,partido
Judicial de Vergara (Juipuzcoa).ARMAS (Coat of Arms)En
Campo de Gules,Un Chevron de Oro,Acompanado De Tres Dragones del
mismo metal.Otros Traen:En Campo de Sinople,Tres Castillos bien
ordenados,Otros Traen:Escudo Cortado;1 degree,en
Campo de Oro,un
Castillo de Gules,Y 2 degree,en Campo de Sinople,Un
Dragon de Oro,Bordura
de Gules..From the Book DICCIONARIO HERALDICO Y
NOBILIARIO.By Fernando
Gonzalez-Doria.Published By:Editorial Bitacora,S.L.
ROMERO..One who visited
a shrine,a pilgram (E.S.) Ancient and Popular
SURNAME found
principally in
Galicia,Aragon,Valencia,Catalonia,Alusia and Castille,Spain...ROMERO is a
synonym of Romeo from the Latin Romaeus,Meaning one
coming from
Rome.This could refer to the Pilgrams who went to
Rome.(G.A.).A noble name-Aragonese Name extended throughout
the peninsula (J.A.).
One finds Trujillo
spelled in various ways,TRUXILLO,TRUGILO,TRUGILLO,TRUGIYO,TRUGUIYO
and TRUGILLO.The name
means One who came from Trujillo (Citadel of
Julian),In Spain.The double Latin "Turro-Julio" Fortress of
Julius,Founded by Julius Caesar.Means "Torre de
Julio" and finaly
"Truxillo" The Tower Of Julius.He⁄She who lives
and⁄or comes from the area of the tower built by Julis.
The following
information is from the book "New Mexico Place
names,A geographical Dictionary."Edited by T.M.Pearce.
BLANCO:San Juan
County.[means]"White".Settlement 14 mi SE of
Aztec.Named for prominent
outcropping of rhyolite in adjacent hills.Post
Office 1901--.BLANCO San Miguel [County].5 mi E of Rociada at
Mora County line.BLANCO CANYON (Curry) [County] 4 mi N of Ranchvale.BLANCO
CANYON (San Juan) [County] runs N into Carrizo
Creek,8 mi SE of
Blanco.BLANCO CREEK (Curry,Quay) [Counties] Rises in
Quay and flows E through
Curry;named for the canyon through which it flows.
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