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Portugal – General

Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Portugal . Egv-Editions.

Belo, A. (1992). Nomes próprios. Lisboa: Arteplural.
Notes: Portugal

Belo, A. (1997). Mil e tal nomes próprios. Lisboa: Pergaminho.
Notes: Portugal

Brattö, O. (1958). Filipe, Henrique e outros nomes próprios em Portugal e na Europa. Lisboa: "Casa Portuguesa".

Ferreira, V. G. The system of patronymic names in the Iberian peninsular. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (pp. 314-321).

Ferreira, V. G. (1990). Colectânia de fontes para o estudo da antroponimia portuguesa. in: D. Kremer Dictionnaire historique des noms de famille romans Actes du Ier Colloque, Trèves, 10-13 décembre 1987 (pp. 180-188). Tübingen: Max Niemeyer.

Fucilla, J. G. (1979). Portuguese nicknames as surnames. Names, 27, 73-105.
Abstract: Lawson1: "The number of surnames apelidos derives from nicknames alcunhas has increased. These new surnames come from several categories such as kinship (Filho, ‘son’), anotomical (Casio, ‘skull’), metaphorical (Lobo, ‘wolf’), desirable (Pio, ‘pious’), undesirable (Brigante, ‘bandit’), from atmospheric phenomena (Orvalho, ‘mist’), from surnames (Ouro, ‘gold’) and miscellaneous (Taumaturgo, ‘magician’)"

Fucilla, J. G. (1979). Portuguese office and occupational names. Onoma, 23, 33-51.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Examination of Portuguese surnames indicates that occupational names are relatively recent as compared to those in Britain and elsewhere"

Machado, J. P. (1984). Dicionário onomástico etmológico da língua portuguesa. Lisboa: Editorial Confluência.
Notes: check ref

Moser, G. M. (1960). Portuguese family names. Names, (8), 30-52.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Discusses various types of Portuguese names; where in the world Portuguese names are found -Ceylon, England, South America, USA, Brazil, Canada. Lists of Portuguese names from the 14th century and from current telephone directories"

Sousa, M. d. (2001). As origens dos apelidos das famílias portuguesas. Mem-Martins, Portugal: SporPress.

Trigoso, M. (2004). Práticas de nomeação pessoal entre os portadores de nome chinês em Lisboa: a influência do contexto notexto. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal.

Vasconcellos, J. L. d. (1928). Antroponimia portuguesa : tratado comparativo da origem,significação, classificação, e vida do conjunto dos nomes proprios, sobrenomes, e apelidos, usados por nós desde a idademédia até hoje. Lisboa: Imprensa nacional.
Notes: Portugal

Portugal – Azores – Genetics

Branco, C., & Mota-Vieira , L. (2003). Population structure of Sao Miguel Island, Azores: A surname study. Human Biology, 75(6), 929-939.

Branco, C., & Mota-Vieira , L. (2005). Surnames in the Azores: analysis of the isonymy structure. Human Biology, 77(1), 37-44.
Notes: Table. Figures. Refs

Cabral, R., Branco, C., Costa, S., Carabello, G., Tasso, M., Peixoto, B. R., & Mota-Vieira, L. (2005). Geography of surnames in the Azores: Specificity and spatial distribution analysis. American Journal of Human Biology, 17(5), 634-745.

Portugal – Galician

Tato Plaza, F. R. Personal Names in Rianxo (Galicia) in the 15th Century. in: D. Kremer, & R. Srámek Onomastik, Band II : Namensysteme im interkulturellen Vergleich (pp. 136-142). Tübingen, Germany: Niemeyer.

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