I'm flabbergasted that we still are discussing the origin of the name and from which
country and region it comes. Try looking for the word in the national dictionary of
Portugal, or most pocket dictionaries. The word is derived from the Latin botanical term,
carex. In Portuguese it has been spelled the same way for 10 centuries and can be traced
to the region in central
coastal Portugal known for its marshes and reeds--the botanical designation in Portuguese
being "carrico," a woody reed-like plant used by farmers to tie grape vines. The
word also refers to a marsh wren found among the coastal areas populated by the reed. The
birds feed on larvae that attack grape leaves and ,thus, is a favorite of the farmers.
Those people of the region, when required to take surnames, adopted a name commonly used
the region. These facts you can take to the bank! Also, the Carrico DNA research should
lay to rest any doubts that today's line of Carricos who made their way west from
Maryland as far western Virginia, now West Virginia, can show a direct DNA connection back
to Peter Carrico of 1674, at least that is my understanding. Finally, the lake in Nevada
may be so named because of family or families settling in the area, or due to large
populations of reeds at one time. Most likely it was named by Carrico settlers. There are
many such place names. In Maryland there is Carrico Hope among several. In Rowlesburg, WV
there is Carrico Crossing--a road crossing over the main of the old B&O RR, now CSX. I
found several in Portugal. Shall we agree to drop this unless someone finds evidence to
the contrary.
W. Timothy Carrico Weaver
Owner
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Newburyport, MA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM(a)dgmweb.net>
To: CARRICO <CARRICO(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sat, Oct 6, 2012 12:28 pm
Subject: Re: [CARRICO] Carrico Lake, Nevada
Someone replied offlist, so I'm going to backquote him anonymously...
On Google Books, I found references to Carico Lake, NV (note the
spelling)
in books dating to 1872:
http://books.google.com/books?id=IpwFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&...
2+%2Bhistory&source=bl&ots=8UgB9Hlx0q&sig=Mv1Ao6G2mZNynmPSZAdeEXdbcNs&hl=en&sa=X
&ei=siloUJGJB4Gc9gSHoYGIAQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22carico%20lake%22%20%2B
history&f=false
Could not readily find the source.
How interesting that the name goes back that far. I see I do have a CARACO that
early in the Nevada census, but he's the only one. Of course, the lake wasn't
necessarily named for someone who lived near it.
http://dgmweb.net/Census/Carrico/NV/Carrico-NV-1880.html
But you've prompted me to search more at Google...
I found:
http://www.durangosilver.com/carico_lake_turquoise.asp
The odd thing is, it says, "The Carico Lake Turquoise Mine got its name from its
unique location, in ancient years there was a lake that has since dried, hence
'Carico Lake.'"
and this one:
http://www.silversunalbuquerque.com/m-carico_lake.htm
where it says, "Carico Lake is named for its home on a dried-up lakebed in high,
cool Lander County, Nevada."
If "carico" means "dry" or "dried up lake," what language is
it? It's not in my
Spanish dictionary.
Diana
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