Marcia Karp wrote:
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> "Pereira" is Portugeuse in origin, and means "peartree" in English;
> someone named "Pereira" is likely to be a Sephardic Jews. It was taken
> as a surname by Jews who were forced to become Christians.
Victor Perera
The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey
University of California Press
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520206525/104-5680546-2913566?v=glance
Regards,
Rick Parker
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