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[Surname] 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?
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- 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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