where does the Last name Cornejo originally come from?
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IF I´m right It comes from spain as most of the last names held by latin americans or ppl whose parents are latin americans, hey check this link I could just find it´s shield and that it comes from Castilla spain.\n\nhttp://www.heraldaria.com/armorial.php\n\nIF you can read spanish here you have the full story of it (Link below), IF not you are more than welcome to contact me and I can help you to translate =) \nhttp://www.epasa.com/apellidos/cornejo.html
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1555, a partially deformed adoptation from Sp. huracan (Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdés, "Historia General y Natural de las Indias," 1547-9), furacan (in the works of Pedro Mártir De Anghiera, chaplain to the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and historian of Spanish explorations), from an Arawakan (W. Indies) word. In Port., it became furacão. Confusion of initial h- and f- common in Sp. in these years; the conquistador is known in contemporary records as both Hernando and Fernando Cortés. First in Eng. in Richard Eden's "Decades of the New World":\n\n    "These tempestes of the ayer (which the Grecians caule Tiphones ...) they caule furacanes." \n\nOED records some 39 different spellings, mostly from the late 16c., including forcane, herrycano, harrycain, hurlecane. Modern form became frequent from 1650, established after 1688. Shakespeare uses hurricano ("King Lear," "Troilus and Cressida"), but in reference to waterspouts.
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It's originally Gelaye, and is from France.  It was a Huguenot name.
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There are several possible origins of the word, because of various linguistic influences in Colonial America. These vary from Dutch to Native American. The fact of the matter is, no one really knows.\n\nOf the various possibilities, I think the dutch origin makes the most sense. The Dutch name Jan Kees, pronounced "yan kees", was common at the time, and may have been used by non-Dutch to refer to a Dutch colonist, much in same way that a person may refer to a german person as Adolf, when they do not know their name, or a Russian Boris.\n\nThe fact of the matter is that no one really knows.
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The ones that originated in the Dom Rep are merengue and bachata. From merengue, other genres evolved such as perico ripiao
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It came form the name of the country Niger, that is located in Africa; however if you're talking about the word "negro" than that is Spanish for black.
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I think short names are really interesting to try to figure out.. specially now that people are actually named the short name and not the name were it comes from\n\nI come from spanish background and the best example i found out was Pepe short for Jose\n\nbut I actually know the answer for that one, P. P. Jose, Padre Putativo Jose, which means the adoptive dad, as in Jesus' adopted dad
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The Prothero Family History summary extracted from our Authenticated Historical Archives.\n\nThe family name Prothero actually comes from the first name of the father of the original bearer.\nIn the year 1580 we find a reference to the surname Prothero.\nVariants for this surname include Pretheroe, Prytherch and Prydderch.\nThe name of Rowland Prothero is documented in our historical archives.\nThe colour Azure, Blue, in this coat of arms symbolizes Loyalty and Truth. It also reflects the hopes, ambitions and aspirations of its original bearer.
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Because they don’t know any better. Way back then in history, Spain was called Hispania. Since our language (Spanish) was introduced to us when Spain’s conquistadores came to America , we are consider Hispanic and not Latinos. People who are Latinos are people whose language come from the Latin language. Spanish does too, but Spanish originated in Hispania. \n\nSo I think that it may have to do more with people wanting to severed any of their national origin from Spain. In Spanish speaking countries we call Spain “La Madre Patria,” “The Mother Country.” I know people from a lot of Hispanic countries and I feel that Mexicans are the ones that resend Spaniards more than any country. \n\nIt may not be ignorance, it may be that people who want to be called Latinos feel that they want a special title for themselves. It’s similar to people from the US calling themselves Americans. They feel that that title belongs to only them, the truth is that it doesn’t. It doesn’t matter if you were born in Canada, US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil, or any other country in the American continent, you are an American because you were worn in the American continent. It would be like the British calling themselves Europeans and every body else in that continent are just French, Germans, Spaniards, etc. Or the Japanese calling themselves Asians and every body else in the part of the world are just Koreans, Taiwanese, Cambodians, etc. You are an American, European, Asian, African and so on because you are from those parts of the world and not because you come from a specific country.
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My cousin did our genealogy and discovered our family descended from English royalty. I don't know his name, I was young and was kind of ho-hum about it at the time but other family members were real excited about it. Sorry, no link.
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Hello dear!\nNapoleon's father, a Greek from Itylo, moved to Italy and his name Kalomeros was translated into BuenaParte, in English meaning proper - Good Path!\nRegarding the first name: Napoleon is either composed by Napo and Leon (lion), or Napoleon, from Napolian, meaning from Neapolis, (in English meaning New City)
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Boricua is an Amerindian (Native American Indian) people and word from the origin of Boriken(Boriquén) now known as the U.S. Territory called Puerto Rico (Rich Port) renamed by the Spanish. The American Indian translation for Boricua is "The Valiant People of the Sacred House". The word is sometimes used to denote a Puerto Rican or a person from Puerto Rico of descent from any racial group or category.
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"Boricua is an Amerindian (Native American Indian) people and word from the origin of Boriken(Boriquén) now known as the U.S. Territory called Puerto Rico (Rich Port) renamed by the Spanish. The American Indian translation for Boricua is 'The Valiant People of the Sacred House.'"
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Portugal, I believe...\n\nWe also have that in Cape Verde, &, if I'm not mistaking, in Brazil they have it too (I know they use the word for the same "purpose" in Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, & all the other countries that speak Portuguese, but as a last name, I think it first started in Portugal)
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you received answers for merezco and saludos. but wicho should be spelled "huicho"  (silent  "h"). Huicho is a nickname for a man's name-- I think for the name "Luis"  (Louis).
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Etymology\nFrom the Wolof banäna, through the Spanish and Portuguese, Mandingo, and Fulani
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I'm guessing it's sweetcorn. Choclo is aniother word for corn (OR CORNCOB). It was also used a a gambling term once.