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Amaral (surname)

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Amaral
Coat of arms associated with the Amaral surname
Origin
Meaning"a plantation of amara grapes"
Region of originBeira, central-northern Portugal
Other names
Variant form(s)do Amaral (of —or from— the plantation of amaras)

Amaral ([amaˈɾaw] or [amaˈɾal]) is a Portuguese-language surname of toponymic origin (from the central-northern Portuguese region of Beira), relatively common in Portugal and Brazil, amongst other countries. Its meaning probably comes from a plantation of a variety of grapes (azal tinto) known as amara (from the Latin language amarus/amara – "bitter", because of the taste of the fruit), used to produce wine, and the suffix -al denotes plantation. Amaral means a plantation of amaras.[1]

Another less reliable theory says that the surname Amaral would have Jewish origins and could derive from the Aramaic term Amar-Al. Amar would be the word, message, expression or concept and Al would be God, what is above, The Supreme. Amaral would mean, according to this theory, said by God.[1]

This family name is considered to be of high lineage because it descends from the King Ramiro II of León.[2] The current people with this surname are probably of pre-Roman Lusitanian, Christian Visigothic and some Sephardic Jewish and Berber descent.[1]

The coat of arms of this family name is composed of six upside-down crescent moons, possibly for an anti-Islamic reason. The Iberian Peninsula was occupied by Arab-Berber Muslims from Maghreb during the Middle Ages.[1]

A variation is do Amaral.

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  1. ^ a b c d "(in Portuguese) Significado do nome Amaral (Origin of the surname Amaral)". Recanto das Letras. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "(in Portuguese) ORIGEM DO SOBRENOME AMARAL (Meaning of the name Amaral)". Dicionário de Nomes Próprios. Retrieved 21 July 2019.