The names of Moroccan Jews
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
