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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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