Asturian-American Migration Forum

Possible, but I believe my family was in Puerto Rico before my grandmother was born...

It was a first name. The only others I have found with this name (besides my grandmother) are in India. Strange....

Hi again! We definitely don't have roots in India. My maternal great-grandparents were from Asturias, and gave that name to one of their daughters. I, in turn, was named after her (my grandmother). I have no idea where they must have come up with it. In Sanskrit, the word "veda" means know...

Hi, Art. I recently found a family tree that links my great-grandparents to Asturias. In an unrelated search, I found my name in an Asturian article. I guess it was just a coincidence!

Carlos, thank you so much for taking the time to translate the text! I suppose the meaning of my name still lies within the Sanskrit language and Hindu texts. I wonder if there were any Indian influences in Northern Spain about 100 years ago? Hmm. The mystery continues (again)...

Hi Carlos, thanks for your reply. I know that the name is of Indian origin, but I saw it in this article http://www.lne.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pNumEjemplar=812&pIdSeccion=68&pIdNoticia=254732 which I believe is in Asturian. Can you translate the sentence containing the word "edit"...

Hello everybody! I recently found out that my mother's family is from Asturias, and I am exploring the origin of my name. I believe it may have come from an Asturian word. If anybody knows the meaning of the word "edit" please let me know. Thank you!!!