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Princess Morales and the Blackberry Bush
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Morales translates as morals from Spanish, but it also relates to blackberries.

Last name: Morales. 

A topographical surname was given to someone who lived near a mulberry or blackberry bush, from mora, meaning "mulberry" or "blackberry." The "es" ending indicates a patronymic surname, so more specifically the name Morales means "son of Moral," or son of someone who lived near a mulberry or blackberry tree.

[credit to Kimberly Powell]

Genealogy Expert Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University B.A., Carnegie Mellon University Kimberly Powell is a professional genealogist and the author of The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy. She teaches at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy.

Señor Calle is the road maker in the story. Calle means street in Spanish.

Jardín translates to garden in Spanish. This is the kingdom in which Princess Maria Morales lives.

In my writing, there's always something in the names of the characters and places where their stories take place. It is no conincidence that I picked Jardín as the name of the kingdom and Morales to be the name of the princess. And, bonus for me, the double connotation of moral (or, morally correct) is sweet as a ripe blackberry!

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