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[Facts] What do the names Felizardo and Felizarda mean?
I saw this wiktionary article that says that there is a Portuguese word, felizardo, and that it's a combination of feliz "happy" and -ardo, and it's a noun for a lucky person, so I think it's likely Felizardo and Felizarda come from that word - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/felizardoBut, that doesn't explain why it's also used in the Philippines and other former Spanish colonies.Rate my pnl - https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/219194
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Felix + name element Hard(brave, hardy)
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That's actually a good question! I remember thinking that every South American country must've had Spanish as their first language. But then I learned about Brazil: Portuguese. I'm wondering if immigrants from Brazil took the name somewhere else. Sorry if that's not an insightful answer.

This message was edited 11/10/2021, 8:20 AM

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Well, I've never heard about a large influx of Brazillian immigrants coming to the Philippines in my History class, so I don't think it's that. Thanks anyway :)
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No problem. (^ w ^)
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