<P> Avelar is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião , Portugal . It is also a Sephardic Jewish name deriving from an old form of Arabic for the word `` running '' . The name was later appended to the town as a result of the Jewish expulsions from Spain ( 1391 , 1492 ) and the subsequent resettlement of Jews in Portugal . </P>
<P> Avelar is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião , Portugal . It is also a Sephardic Jewish name deriving from an old form of Arabic for the word `` running '' . The name was later appended to the town as a result of the Jewish expulsions from Spain ( 1391 , 1492 ) and the subsequent resettlement of Jews in Portugal . </P>
where does the last name avelar come from
where does the last name avelar come from
Sephardic Jewish name deriving from an old form of Arabic for the word `` running ''
Sephardic Jewish name deriving from an old form of Arabic for the word `` running ''