what does the phrase "Francisco de P.....a", mean
While translating some Spanish to English, I came across the name phrase "Francisco de P...(omitted letters).....a". It iis an apparent shorthand form. I have seen it translated as "Francisco de Paula" and " Francisco de Pablo". I don't think that is is a correct translation.
It is used in the catholic religion as a surname of people who have been christened into the catholic church. The last name,"P ...a", is an abbreviation for what name??? Is it taken from a place or some famous religious person?
Thank you
Larry Bollschweiler
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5 Answers
well, your question is very broad, a surname starting with p and ending in a. And catholic religion as context.
That would encompas a few hundred possibilities.
However, if I have to suggest a name I would say it´s San Francisco de Padua.
Given the information you have supplied, this strikes me as a very peculiar exercise. Why would you want to "translate" names? Names, with the exception of ancient history names and the Catholic Pope, are just names and are not translated.
In any event, I'm afraid that if you hit upon some odd naming custom that was in use during the time when those records were written, it is not a common custom that may be attributed either to Spanish names or the Catholic religion. At least nowadays it makes no sense that the son of Pancho Morales and María López should be names "Francisco de Pa"; he should be named Francisco Morales López.
You man need to resort to some specialist in Andalusian history to solve that mystery....
I was translating namesof civil birth records of Andulacia, Spain to English.
Example: Francisco de Pa (unknown "Pa") de Carmen was the son of Pancho Morales and María López.
Hope this will be sufficient.... looking forward to you comments.
What exactly were you translating that contained that abbreviation?
Francisco de Paula Santander is a very important South American historical figure. I'm afraid I do not see much else related to the subject.
