It is found all over Sao Miguel, right from 1500 or so, and it may indeed have Spanish origins, but I don't know. I confess that I assumed it was similarly common in Madeira. JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luis Beal" <luisbeal@yahoo.com> To: <PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [PRT-MADEIRA] Madeiran Archives Website > And where is the name Senra or Sennra from? Is it spanish? > I know it is not portuguese. > Luis Beal > > John Roias <jroias@rogers.com> wrote: > What an interesting and lively exchange. Might I suggest the name > "Serena" > might be a corruption of the name "Senra" or "Sennra". > > JR > >> I today tried to do a search on the Madeiran Archives for the surname >> "Serena" but nothing comes up.