--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "John Gonzalez" 1gnzlz@v...> wrote:
>
> You mentioned custom plates;
>
> My father's name was Nemesio, how common is that? not very! and my maternal granfather's name was Priciliano. I am John Gonzalez, or if you prefer, Juan Gonzalez. My custom license plate is: 1Gnzlz (One Gonzalez) =sounds like Juan Gonzalez. There are four Juan Gonzalez in my great grandfather's line, I am number five. (Boring. Lack of imagination? or just trying to perpetuate the name ?) None of my kids are named John.
>
> John Gonzalez
> Wildomar, CA
>

That is Juan Too Many!

I agree, John.  That's a beautiful name.  I might be biased, though, for my great grandfather's name was Aurelio.

Have you noticed that Aurelio is one of the few names that contains all of the vowels?  (a,e,i,o,u).  Another such name is Eulalio.

Victor


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "John Gonzalez" 1gnzlz@v...> wrote:
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> I have a sister named Aurelia! and also had an Aunt Aurelia. I believe it it is a Latin word that means "Golden" Aureliano should be proud to have a "Golden" name.
>
> John Gonzalez
> Wildomar, CA.
> 1gnzlz@v...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lareina2@i...
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:58 AM
> Subject: RE: Odd names WAS Re: [ranchos] Re: Godina Family
>
>
> How about my dad's name? Aureliano. Almost no one knows how to pronounce it, much less spell it. He was named after my grandpa.
>
> Rosalinda
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: glo Sandoval-Fuentes
> Sent: Dec 21, 2005 7:06 AM
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups

Joseph,

Right,  most of us have the tarugo gene I think.  The trick is not to let it get the best part of us all the time.  ;-)   Or what's worst let others "vernos la cara de pendejos."

Thanks a lot for the invitation to visit you in NC.  I really wish I could enjoy a good pachanga in  your company and other members of the group with a few fine cervezas,  menudo, pozole and the whole enchilada but that won't be possible this time.    Anyway, if you keep your invitation open and the damned border wall is not built too soon I'll keep dreaming of that day.  LOL

Just kidding.  And like another Spanish saying goes:  "Soñar no cuesta nada". 

Un abrazo muy fuerte

Victor


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes wrote:
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>
> yeah I know, but still the diiiiistant possibility exists. small as it
> maybe. And do I really believe that I'm a Levite, pues no, what do you
> think I'm a tarugo? but still the tarugo in me wonders about stuff like
> this and I just know that there are a lot

yeah I know, but still the diiiiistant possibility exists. small as it
maybe. And do I really believe that I'm a Levite, pues no, what do you
think I'm a tarugo? but still the tarugo in me wonders about stuff like
this and I just know that there

Erlinda, my great-grandfather's first wife was Ma. Eleuteria Tov/bar from Jerez. Her brothers and sisters were born in both Tepetongo and Tla--don't remember how to spell this town. Her parents were Mauricio Tovar and Ma. Petra Escobedo. My great-grandfather had about 4 kids with her before she died and he married my great-grandmother, who was the age of his eldest daughter or a little older.



And yes, Davila is the same as de Avila. I read something about it this past week but don't ask me where, 'cos I dunno. The surname Correa is Portuguese, I believe. Marge:)

On Dec 21, 2005, at 6:18 PM, Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote:

I found in the records from Tamazula Jalisco back in the late 1600's

the scribe spelled Juan as Joan on many records.. that's a Portuguese

spelling. In Jerez I noticed my Tovar ancestor is spelled Thobar,

Thovar, Tobar and Tovar... all the same family. I would think that's a

Spanish pronunciation and spelling. Since our ancestors never saw the

records