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Re: Last name of a professor

by Sagani (guest)

12/7/2004, 1:50 AM

in reply to a message by Rosa Maria Santos de Villa

Llacuna is a variant of "lago", lake. It comes from names of places
see also Llagunes, Llaguno.

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- Jim Young (guest) +1

12/7/2004, 4:20 AM

Am I right in thinking that the initial double L is indicative of a Catalan rather than a Castilian surname?

- Menke (guest)

12/19/2004, 8:51 AM

yes, normally names that start with a double 'l' are Catalan, but also Catalan and Basque surnames are to be found in Spanish colonies, so this must be one of them.

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