The name Ezaltina

[Jesse Pacheco]

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone knows what the name "Ezaltina"
means, and how far it dates back. I'm really just curious.

Just in case, I'm not 100% sure this is actually a Portuguese name. I
recently found a previously unknown child who died at one month of my
great great grandparents, Manuel J Medeiros Quarenta and Filomena Gloria
Rego. The baby was Ezaltina. The baby was born in 1909 after the parents
had been in America for three years, so maybe they heard the name over
here? I searched the group and only found one mention of an Ezaltina
born on one of the islands.

Ironically, she was the first and only (so far) girl they had not named
Maria.

I was wondering, if anyone is familiar with this name, is it usually a
stand alone, or does it follow Maria i.e. Maria Ezaltina. Obviously,
anything is possible, but I just found it funny that this family with
their eight daughters named Maria would change their minds.

[danan...@comcast.net]

Maria Isolation or Isolation (mod spelling) is a pretty common name. Maybe the American influence dropped the Maria.
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[mnk]

Well, Ezaltina was my mother's middle name and she was born on Sao
Miguel in the 1920's. (my grandparents did have very creative names
for their girls.) Supposedly my grandfather had seen my mother's
name, Ligia in a book he read, not sure where he came up with Ezaltina
or what the origin of the name is.
Maria Natalia
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[Denise]

My grandmother had a cousin named Cizaltina, that's along the same lines as Ezaltina.  She would have been born in the early 1900s as well.  I don't know the origins of the name, but they were also from Sao Miguel.  My grandmothers family also had the tradition of naming all the girls Maria something or other.  My grandmother did not get named Maria because she was born in Massachusetts and her sisters had problems at school with the similar names.  As far as I know, her cousin Cizaltina did not have Maria attached to it.  The use of Maria before any name is pure choice of the parents. 

Denise D'Antona 

> wrote:
>   Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone knows what the name "Ezaltina"
> means, and how far it dates back. I'm really just curious.
>
> Just in case, I'm not 100% sure this is actually a Portuguese name. I
> recently found a previously unknown child who died at one month of my
> great great grandparents, Manuel J Medeiros Quarenta and Filomena Gloria
> Rego. The baby was Ezaltina. The baby was born in 1909 after the parents
> had been in America for three years, so maybe they heard the name over
> here? I searched the group and only found one mention of an Ezaltina
> born on one of the islands.
>
> Ironically, she was the first and only (so far) girl they had not named
> Maria.
>
> I was wondering, if anyone is familiar with this name, is it usually a
> stand alone, or does it follow Maria i.e. Maria Ezaltina. Obviously,
> anything is possible, but I just found it funny that this family with
> their eight daughters named Maria would change their minds.

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[Margaret Vicente]

Jesse, 

It is Portuguese but it is of Greek origin.  There's a different spelling ISALTINA which is also popular in Italy and Spain.  

This name is a variation of the greek name Isolda which means "the protector".

Margaret Vicente

[Linda Norton]

Same as my family from Sao Miguel, but my mother's aunt's name was Saltina. I just know if they had Mary or Maria as a name, it seems they were nicknamed like Marquinas or what they did for work. I know it was calling them Tia or Madringha (Godmother) or Prima or Vavao. I never even heard Maria within the family. My immediate cousins had different names, none were Mary or Maria so I think they did start using other names; Dulce, Guiomar, Lubelia, Annabella, Grace, Louisa, etc.

 

 

Linda Borges Furtado Norton 

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[Jesse Pacheco]

Thanks everyone for the replies! It was great to learn about the name and to hear everyone else's experience.

Linda, the family with Ezaltina was the same way. Their daughters all went by nicknames. They had Maria Izabela (Mary), Maria (died young), Maria Conceicao (Florence), Maria da Luz (Lucy, my great grandmother), this Ezaltina, and Maria Francelina (Frances). There are still three other children who died young who I haven't identified yet, who just as well could be Marias!

[danan...@comcast.net]

Most Azorean girls had a double name with Maria being the first followed by a Saint's name, or some other religious application of the name "Mary." Examples are "Mary of the Angels," "Mary of the Conception," "Mary of the Resurrection."  In many cases, "Maria" was not used, but the second name was used. Example: "dos Anjos," or "Conceicao," or "Goreti." 

 

It wouldn't be surprising that you wouldn't hear "Maria" within the family. You typically heard the second name. "Luisa" or "Evangelina" were my aunts, but all had the first name "Maria."

 

Maria Moore (alias Maria Goreti).

 

 

 

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[Linda Norton]

Also, the names were when the time you were born to be named after that saint. My grandmother Maria de Resurreicao was born near or close to the Resurrection. My mother Ines de Estrella was for the star following Christmas and the three kings though I think they put another date down for her record as so many did back then. My Aunt Conceicao was born near the Immaculate Conception date.

 

Linda Borges Furtado Norton

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[Jesse Pacheco]

Linda, thank you so much for pointing that out. I can't believe I never made that connection! I'm looking through my ancestors now and it all makes so much sense. My great great Grandmother Maria da Resureicao was born right around Good Friday! My aunt Conceicao was born in early December. My great grandmother was born in May, and she was Maria da Luz; I wonder if that relates to the Ascension? I realize that her older sister who died at a young age was also born in May. There is no way of knowing, but I wonder if she may have been Maria Ascensao which is why my grandmother was Luz. I only know she was a Maria.

I'm really glad to have learned this fact, Linda. It adds a whole new layer of meaning to the names, so thank you again.

[Maria Ledo]

Hi my name is Maria Jose, and I was named after my grandmother which was Maria Jose de Sousa Caloura.  Also back than they used to name the children after a relative (eg. Like a grandparent or a sibling)

 

Mary Jo Costa Ledo

 

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Linda, thank you so much for pointing that out. I can't believe I never made that connection! I'm looking through my ancestors now and it all makes so much sense. My great great Grandmother Maria da Resureicao was born right around Good Friday! My aunt Conceicao was born in early December. My great grandmother was born in May, and she was Maria da Luz; I wonder if that relates to the Ascension? I realize that her older sister who died at a young age was also born in May. There is no way of knowing, but I wonder if she may have been Maria Ascensao which is why my grandmother was Luz. I only know she was a Maria.

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[Linda Norton]

Resurreicao is the Resurrection of Christ so it's around April and the the Ascention (Ascencao) is when he rose to heaven supposedly they celebrate it around May 15-

23. The Assumption which is Assumpcao is when the Virgin Mary assumed and went to heaven which is August 15 and celebrated on that day and no date of when she exactly died. Also, the Virgin Mary was born on September 8 which know one really celebrates that I know of. Unless Maria Deus is named from that time. I have a cousin named that, but I don't know her birthdate.

 

Linda Borges Furtado Norton

 

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[Linda Norton]

Glad to see you on line Maria. You should introduce yourself to the group as a new member and give them your family names with birthplaces if you have them more so the fregusia and churches. If you have a line that you've been working on, give them all that too. They would love to see if they are connected. Also, they group is great with helping if someone is missing that you don't know of.

 

Linda Borges Furtado Norton

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[AndresWife]

Hi, After reading this, does do coracao de Jesus also have a religious type meaning as well? 

Thank you,

Sallie

[rfrancis...@comcast.net]

Yes that also has a religious meaning – Heart of Jesus.

 

Rick

 

Richard Francis Pimentel

Epping, New Hampshire, USA

Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and Ponta Delgada,  Sao Miguel, Acores

[Linda Norton]

As Rick stated it's the heart of Jesus, not sure how that relates to their birthdate, but possibly ten days after Holy Thursday is the Pentecost and nineteen days after that is the celebration of the Sacred Heart or maybe it's like Maria Jo said, after another family member.

 

 

Linda

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[Maria Sousa]

You learn something new everyday.  I have a Joana born in the late 1800s (Joana on birth certificate) but later in life is sometimes called Joana da Estrella.  Didn't know where that came from.  Just checked her birth certificate and she was born January 28th.  Now it makes sense.  Thanks Linda.

 

Maria Sousa