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The meaning of the names of Moroccan jews

 

Some of the names of moroccan families,their meaning and origin:

Abbou

Abehsera: "the man with the mat"

Abisror

Abitan

Abecassis: "from priest,ancient"/ Hebrew-arabic

Abergel: "one-legged man" /Arabic

Abettan

Abitbol: "from drums" /Arabic

Aboukrat

Abourmad : The father of the ashes(Arabic)

Abtan

Aflalo

Afriat : from Mogador (Essaouira)

Aknin

Alfassi: "from Fes"

Alghrabi: "name of artisan, sifter"/Arabic

Alloul : from Arabic - well off - rich

Amar: "pioneer,farmer" Arabic

Amouyal

Amsellem

Amzallag

Ashkenazi : means German

Asseraf

Assor

Assouline: "from rock" Berber

Atlan

Attia: " Gift from God" Arabic

Attias

Azerraf

Azoulay : spanish: "azul" blue - shade of blue

Azout

Azran

Azuelos

Banon: hebrew/phoenician

Belahcen

Benabou

Benaim

Benattar: "spice merchant" Arabic

Benallal: Hebraic origin"Obadiah" , Arabic origin"Abdallah"

Benarosh: "head" /Hebrew

Benchabat

Benchaya

Benchimol

Bencheton

Benchetrit

Bendayan

Ben David

Bengio

Benhaim

Benhamou

Benichou

Benighbi

Benisti: Spanish

Benitah

Benizri

Benmergui

Benouaiche

Bonoilid

Bensadon

Bensaude

Bensimon

Ben Simoun

Bensoussan

Benzaquen: "ancient" /Hebrew

Benzekri

Berdugo

Beriro

Bettach : from Meknes. Spanish Origin . 

Bettan

Bibas

Biton’ "from life"/ Spanish

Bitton

Boaknin

Bohbot

Botbol: Arabic

Bouadana

Bouaziz

Bouganim

Bouhadana

Bouskila

Boussidan

Boumendil

Buzaglo: "the man with the pole"/ Arabic-Berber

Cabeza

Cadoche

Castiel: Spanish

Chaltiel

Checroun: "red head" /Arabic

Chetrit

Chetrite : Tafilalet

Chouchana

Chriqui

Chocron

Chokron

Cohen: Hebrew

Corcos: Spanish

Dabda

Dahan: "masseur" /Arabic

Danino

Dayan : Judge

Dayaan: Hebrew

Delouya

Douk

Dray

Ebidia

Edery

Elbaz: "falcon"/Arabic

Elbilia

Elezam

Elhadad : the blacksmith

Elharar

Elhyani

Eljam

Elkael

Elkaim: "the living, the stable" /Arabic

Elmaleh

Elmoznino

Encaoua

Esrequi

Fedida

Franco

Gabizon: Spanish

Gabbay: "tax collector" /arabic

Garcon

Gerson : originally : Gershon, name widespread in Judea- son of Moses

Gozlan

Hadida

Haroche

Harosh

Harrosh: "the rough" Arabic

Hayat : Tailleur

Hayim: "from life" Hebrew

Hayot

Hazan

Ifergan

Ifrah

Illouz

Innou

Israel

Ittah

Kadoche

Kadosh

Kadouch

Karoutchi : of italian origin settled in mogador in 18th century

Khersis

Knafo

Krief

Laredo: Spanish

Lahyani

Lallouz

Laredo

Laskar

Lasri: "left handed"/ Arabic

Leb

Levy

Librati

Lousqui

Lugassy

Maimaran : from Mazagan (El Jadida)

Malka: Spanish

Maman

Mamane: Spanish

Marciano

Mazaltarim

Melloul

Mergui

Mezaltarim

Miara : from Mogador (Essaouira)

Moreno: "brown" /Spanish

Moyal

Mrejen

Murciano

Myara

Nacam

Nezri

Ohana

Ohayon

Ohnona

Oiknine

Ouaknine : Son of Yacov

Ouanounou

Oziel

Pariente

Perez: Hebrew

Portal

Provencal

Rebibo

Rosh

Rouah

Rosilio

Saban

Sabban

Sabbah: "of morning" Arabic

Sadoun

Sarfati: "from France" /Hebrew

Sasportas

Sebag: "painter"/ Arabic

Sebban

Serero

Serezo

Serfati : see Sarfati

Sibony

Simon

Simony

Simtob

Soussana/Soussan: " Lys flower " Hebrew

Suissa

Tapero

Tapiero

Teboul

Timsit: Morocco

Tobaly

Tobelem

Toledano : (spanish)meaning fromToledo (spain) never after the inquisition

Tordjman

Torjman

Touati

Wahnoun

Waknine : see Ouaknine

Wizman : probably berber. Origin : Souss or South of Morocco

Zagouri : from Zagora

Zagury : from Zagora - a southern Moroccan town

Zaoui

Zekri

Zrihen

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