My sister Cathy Foinquinos tells me that the root of our name means phoenician. The phoenicians came from Canaan, by Lebanon, and had outposts along the Mediterranean - Greece, Spain, Portugal and North Africa. When the jewish religion developped, they converted to Judaism 5000 years ago. Before that they were pagans. The name became Foinquinos from Phenikos. Simone Melo tells me that in greek the phoenicians were called Phenikis.
Ma soeur Cathy Foinquinos me dit que la racine du nom Foinquinos est phenicien-ils sont descendus de Canaan -a cote du Liban et ils se sont installes ds les comptoirs de la mediterannee-Grece, Espagne, Portugal et Afrique-quand la religion juive est arrivee avec Moise, ils se sont convertis au judaisme- avant cela ils etaient paiens-il y a environ 5000 ans, et le nom est devenu Foinquinos -derive de Phenikos. Simone Melo dit qu'en grec les pheniciens sont appeles Phenikis.
Monday, October 1, 2007
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what a lovely family. what a lovely idea. best of luck to all of you.
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