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Here are some names of
Moroccan jews and their meaning:
Abbas : lion, in arabic
Abecassis : from the tribe of Banu Alqassis at Yatrel, Arabia
Abensur : from Tsour, Tyr, in Lebanon
Abentsour : son of the Rock, in hebrew and berber
Abergel : one-legged man, in arabic
Abihsira : the father of the mat, in arabic
Abirjel : one-legged man, in arabic
Abitbol : drum, in arabic
Abitboul : drum, in arabic
Aboudaram : of the dirham, taxes, in arabic
Abouhatseira : the father of the mat, in arabic
Aboulafia : father of tranquility, in arabic
Abuzaglo : the man with the pole, in arabic
Adahan : painter, in arabic
Adler : eagle, in german
Afergan : from Aït Fergan, of Oulad Outad, from the tribe of Aït Izdeg,
Morocco
Afergan : from Ifergan, territory of Aït Ighmor, in the Oued Sous, Morocco
Aflalo : from Assif Afella N'Draa, in theMezguita, Oued Draa, Morocco
Aflalo : from Ksar Afelilou of Oulad Outad, from the tribe of Aït Izdeg
in Morocco, in berber
Aflalo : from Oulad Ifli in the Tafilalet, Morocco
Akerman : peasant, in german
Albaz : from Elvas, district of Alemtejo in Portugal
Alcubbi : from Qubba, in Algeria, in arabic
Alfasi : from Fes
Alkalaï : from Qalate, near Fes
Allouche : lamb, in arabic
Almosnino : the one who gives to the poor, in spanish
Altman : old man, in german
Amar : farmer, in arabic
Amiel : people of God
Amsalam : the submissive, in arabic
Amsalem : the submissive, in arabic
Amzalag : maker of necklaces or ropes, in berber
Anqawa : cleanliness, in arabic
Appelbaum : apple tree, in german
Arel : God's mountain, in hebrew
Ariel : God's lion, in hebrew
Arroyo : from Arroyo, province of Madrid, in spanish
Asher : happiness, in hebrew
Assabag : the dyer, in arabic
Assaf : he added, in hebrew
Assaraf : trader, in arabic
Assaraf : donut seller, in arabic
Assayag : jeweller, in arabic
Assouline : family ofAït Tizgui N'Opasouline from the tribe of Glaoua,
in the Atlas Mountains
Assouline : rocks, in berber
Atias : gift, in arabic
Attal : porter, in arabic
Attali : porter, luggage carrier, in arabic
Avi... : father of..., in hebrew
Ayache : lively, in arabic
Azancot : gazelles, in berber
Azancot, : from Aqa Izenkad, Ksar of Sektana, Oued Draa, Morocco. in berber
Azancot, : from Oulad Izenkad ,tribe of Ida Oultit, Sahal, Moroco
Azar : he helped, in hebrew
Azoulai : good, in berber
Azoulay, : from Tazoulaït, Braber, Morocco. in berber
Bach : brook, in german
Baraq : lightning, in hebrew
Barmont : french version of Bloch
Bauer : peasant, in german
Baum : tree, in german
Braunschvig : German town
Beer : bear, in german
Ben Abouzaglo : the man with the pole, in arabic
Ben Amara : from Amara, on the Tiger river, in Iraq
Ben Ami : son of my people, in hebrew
Ben Amozeg : son of a berber
Ben Azoulay, : from Tazoulaït, Braber, Morocco. in berber
Ben Botbol : drum, in arabic
Ben chouchane : from Shushane, ancient capital of Persia
Ben Dadoun : from Oulad Doudoun of Ida Ou Blal, Sahara, Morocco. in berber.
Ben Doudoun : from Oulad Doudoun of Ida Ou Blal, Sahara, Morocco. in berber.
Ben Elazar : he helped, in hebrew
Ben Hamou : son of the father-in-law, in arabic
Ben Hayoun : from Beni Hayoun in the Ketaoua, Oued Draa, Morocco
Ben Hayoune : member of the Beni Hayoun in the valley of Oued Chegg El
Ard
Ben Maman : from Meaman, province of Orense, in spanish
Benaflalo : from Assif Afella NDraa, in the Mezguita, Oued Draa, Morocco
Benamou : son of the father-in-law, in arabic
Benarola : son of the vision, in arabic
Benarouche : seller of cooked food, in arabic
Benarroche : rough, in arabic
Benassayag : jeweller's son, in arabic
Benatar : son of the spice/perfume merchant, in arabic
Benayache : lively, in arabic
Benayiche : son of the lively, in arabic
Benchamoune : son of the fat man, in arabic
Benchimol : son of God, in hebrew
Benezra : son of the helper, in hebrew
Benezra : son of the safety, in hebrew
Benguigui : from Guig, tribe of Ghighia, Oued Tensift, Morocco
Benhamou : from Aït Hamou, Oued Draa, in the Dades Canyons, Morocco. in
berber
Benhayon : from Beni Ayoun in the valley of Oued Rgegg El Ard, in berber
Benhayoun : from Beni Ayoun in the valley of Oued Rgegg El Ard, in berber
Benisti : you came, in spanish
Benloulou : son of pearl, in arabic
Benmelloul : from Igherm Meloul, Oued Draa, in theDadès, Morocco
Benmergui : from Mragha, ancient capital of Azerbaïdjan, in arabic
Benoliel : disabled, in arabic
Benporat : son of the prosperous, in hebrew
Bensimon : son of the blessed, in hebrew
Bensoussan : son the lys flower, or from the town of Chouchane
Benvenisti : you came, in spanish
Benzaqén : son of the ancient, in hebrew
Benzaqén : son of the old, in hebrew
Berdougo : bud, in spanish
Berdugo : bud, child, in spanish
Berg : mountain,in german
Berliner : from Berlin, in german
Berman : bear-man, in german
Bibas : that you live, in spanish
Birenbaum : pepper, en yiddish
Birnbaum : pear tree, in german
Bisror : bundle, in arabic
Bitboul : drum, in arabic
Blau : blue, in german
Blum : flower, in german
Botbol : drum, in arabic
Boutboul : drum, in arabic
Bouzaglo : the man with the pole, in arabic
Braun : brown, in german
Bueno : good, in spanish
Buzaglo : the man with the pole, in arabic
Candil : lamp, in arabic
Carmi : my vineyard, in hebrew
Castel : castle, in spanish
Castro : from Castro, several towns bear the name, Spain
Chaï : gift, in hebrew
Charbit : scepter, in hebrew
Chemtov : famous name, in hebrew
Chochana : lys flower, in hebrew
Chouqroune : red head, in arabic
Chouraqui : oriental, in arabic
Chouriqui : oriental, in arabic
Cohen Solal : Cohen sweet, in arabic
Corcia : belt, in judeo-arabic
Corcos : from Corcos, province of Leon, in spanish
Coriat : from Quriatain, near Mehedya, Tunisia
Dan : judgement, in hebrew
Danane : judge, in hebrew
Daninos : from Dogninos, province of Salamanca, in spanish
Darmon : part of the Haouara tribe, Morocco
Dreyfus : from Treves; or 3 feet, in german
Dror : freedom, in hebrew
Dufour : holds the bread oven
Duran : from the town of Oran, in Algeria
Echkol : bunch, in hebrew
Eisen : iron, in german
Eisenberg : mountain of iron, in german
Elbaz : from Elvas, district of Alemtejo in Portugal
Elbaz : falcon, in arabic
Elcubi : from Quba, province of Baku in Transcaucasia
Elcubi : from Qubba, en Algérie, in arabic
Elfasi : from Fes, in arabic
Elgrabli :sifter, in arabic
Eliyakim : God shall set forth, in hebrew
Elkaim : constant, in arabic
Elqayam : God living, in hebrew
Encaoua : cleanliness, in arabic
Essabag : dyer, in arabic
Essayag : jeweller, in arabic
Ezra : help, in hebrew
Falcon : falcon, in arabic
Farb : couleur, in german
Feld : field, in german
Freud : happiness, in german
Fried : peace, in german
Fuchs : fox, in german
Garzon : resourceful, in spanish
Gelb : yellow, in german
Gold : gold, in german
Gompers, Gumprecht, etc : brave in combat, in german
Gour-Arié : lion cub, in hebrew
Gozal : gazelle, in arabic
Gozlan : gazelles, in arabic
Gross : tall, in german
Grune : green, in german
Grunewald : green forest, in german
Guigui : from Guig, tribe of Ghighia, Oued Tensift, Morocco
Gutt : good, in german
Haddad : blacksmith, in arabic
Halimi : from Ksar Hlim, Oued Ziz, Morocco
Hamou : father-in-law, in arabic
Hamou : from Aït Hamou, Oued Draa, in the Dadès, Morocco. in berber
Harroche : rough, in arabic
Hartman : hard man, in german
Hassan : do-gooder, in arabic
Hauffman : merchant, in german
Haupt : chief, in german
Hayate : dressmaker, in hebrew
Hazzan : community treasurer, singer, en aramean and hebrew
Heim : house, in german
Herrera : from Herrera, province of Valencia, in spanish
Hertz : heart, in german
Himmel : sky, in german
Hirsch : deer, in german
Hoff : courtyard, in german
Holts : wood, in german
Hopt : chief, in german
Ifergan : from Ifergan, territory of the Aït Ighmor, in Oued Sous, Morocco
Ifergan : fence, in berber
Kessous : (Cohen) abbreviation, in arabic
Khalifa : replacement, in arabic
Kirchen : cherry, in german
Klein : small, in german
Klop : to hit, in yiddish
Kolh : coal, in german
Korcia : belt, in judeo-arabic
Korn : wheat, in german
Korsia : belt, in judeo-arabic
Kraut : cabbage, in german
Kuggel : sphere, in german
Kupfer : copper, in german
Lahad : for the glory, in hebrew
Lancri : from Lancara, province Lugo, Spain
Land : country, in german
Lari : modern, in arabic
Lazar : he helped, in hebrew
Limor : for me a perfume, in hebrew
Loeb : lion (often levi), in german
Loew : lion (often levi), in german
Lugassi : from Lugas, province of Oviedo, Spain
Lumbroso : shining, in spanish
Maalem : master, in arabic
Mahler : painter, in german
Maman : from Meaman, province of Orense, Spain
Marcus : measure of weight, in spanish
Masliah : celui qui réussit, in hebrew
Mechoulam : complete, in hebrew
Medina : State, in hebrew
Medina : town, in arabic
Meïr : He shines, in hebrew
Melloul : white, in berber
Melloul : from Igherm Meloul, Oued Draa, in the Dadès, Morocco
Melloul : from Aït Meloul, Oued Aït Tameldou, Morocco
Ménahem : the consoler, in hebrew
Mendil : apron, in spanish
Messas : from Las Mesas, province of Cuenca, Spain
Meyer : He shines, in hebrew
Mizrahi : oriental, in hebrew
Montefiore : from Montefiore, Italy
Moreno : brown, in spanish
Mortera : from Mortera, province of Santander, Spain
Mouyal : from Moya, province of Lugo, in spanish
Nachchone : decided, in hebrew
Nahmani : benevolant, in hebrew
Nahmias : God consoles, in spanish
Nahmias : He will console, in hebrew
Nahon or Naon : from Nahon, province of Oviedo, in spanish
Nahoum : benevolant, in hebrew
Naïm : nice, in hebrew
Najeri : from Najéra, province of Logrono, in spanish
Nataf : perfume, in hebrew
Netanel : God gave, in hebrew
Netanyahou : God gave, in hebrew
Neuman : new man, in german
Noah : rests in hebrew
Ohana : from Bou Henna of Aït Ou Afella, Morocco
Ohayon : son of the living, in berber
Onona : son of the good, in berber
Orli : light for me, in hebrew
Ouaqnine : son of Jacob, in berber
Ovadia : God's servant, in hebrew
Pardo : from Pardo, province of Viscaya, Spain
Pariente : ancient name of the actual town of Badis, in the Moroccan Rif
Mountains
Pariente : parent, in spanish
Pinto : from Pinto, province of Huescaz , Spain
Pinto : from Pinto, province de Madrid, in spanish
Portal : from Portal, province of Lugo, in spanish
Portal : portal, in spanish
Puder : powder, in german
Qadoche : saint, in hebrew
Rahamim : mercy, in hebrew
Rebibo : son-in-law after 2nd wedding, in arabic
Reich : rich, in german
Reicht : right, in german
Rofé : doctor, in hebrew
Roitman : red man, in german
Rosen : pink, in german
Rotchild : red marquis, in german
Roth : red, in german
Saada : happiness, in arabic
Sabbag : dyer, in arabic
Sabbah : early bird, in arabic
Sadoun : lucky, in arabic
Sadoune : lucky, in arabic
Salama : peace, in arabic
Samama : butter man, in arabic
Sasportas : from Saportas, island of Mayorca in the Baleares
Schliachter : chaliah, sent, in german
Schneider : tailor, in german
Schreiber : scribe, in german
Schwartz : black, in german
Schwartzfuchs : black fox, in german
Semama : butter man, in arabic
Shul : school, in german
Singer : singer, in german
Sohn : fils de, in german
Soncino : from Soncino, Italy
Soussan : Lys flower, in arabic
Stein : stone, in german
Stern : star, in german
Suissa : from Suesa, province of Santander, Spain
Sultan : king, in arabic
Suss : sweet, in german
Tal : dew, in hebrew
Tannenbaum : pine tree, in german
Tanougi : from Tanger
Thal : valley, in german
Timeztit : from Tamest or Tamast, previously Massa, or in the Touat, Morocco.
in berber
Toledano : from Toledo, province of Toledo, Spain
Tordjman : translator, in hebrew et aramean
Touati : ethnic group of Touat, group of Oasis at the southern border
between Algeria and Morocco
Touboul : drum, in arabic
Tov : good, in hebrew
Tsadoq : fair, in hebrew
Tsipor : bird, in hebrew
Tsour : rock, in hebrew
Tsucker : sugar, in german
Tsvi : gazelle, in hebrew
Vidal, Vital : alive, hayim, in spanish
Wald : forest, in german
Waqnine : son of Jacob, in berber
Warschawski : from Warsaw, in polish
Weil : anagram of Levi, in german
Weiss : white, in german
Wolf : wolf, in german
Zaltz : salt, in german
Zarfati : french
Zilber : silver, in german
Zilberman : man of silver, in german
Zinger : singer, in german
Zuker : sugar, in german
Zweig : branch, in german
Mohammed le berbere
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DAFINA
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Traditional
meal of Shabbat, this delicacy made of wheat, dried peas
and meat was slowly cooked overnight in a low-temp oven.
The word comes from arabic "dafina or adafina" meaning "covered,
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