Petronila Machado was born about 1619, in Buenos Aires City, Argentina as the daughter of Elena González Cabral de Melo.
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Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Juan, Jorge, Julio, Francisco, Fernando, Mario, Pedro, Rafael. Portuguese Joao, Paulo, Henrique, Joaquim, Manoel, Agostinho, Albano, Amadeu, Duarte, Ilidio, Ligia, Lourenco.
Spanish and Portuguese: from machado ‘hatchet’ (a derivative of Macho 2), probably a nickname, but possibly also a habitational name, as this word is also a common element of placenames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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