When Helena Bras was born before 23 September 1724, in New York City, New York County, New York, United States, her father, Gerrit Hendricksen Bras, was 66 and her mother, Helena Post, was 45. She married George Walgraaf on 29 August 1744, in New York City, New York, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Rafael, Armando, Cesar, Gilberto, Jorge, Jose, Juaquin, Julio. French Andre, Francois, Thierry. Portuguese Joao.
Dutch: from Middle Dutch bras ‘arm’. This was probably a descriptive nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the arm, but the word was also used as a measure of length, and may also have denoted a surveyor (compare 3 below).
Spanish; Portuguese (Brás): from a vernacular form of the personal name Blasius , popularized through the cult of the 4th-century Christian martyr. Compare Portuguese Braz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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