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SEPHARDIC NAMES TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FROM
ARABIC (A), AFRICA (AF) ARAMAIC (AR),
BASQUE (BA), BERBER (B), CELTIC
(C), DUTCH
(DU), ENGLISH (E), FRENCH (F),
GERMAN (D),GREEK (G), HEBREW (H),
HEBREW BIBLICAL (HB), HEBREW TALMUD (HT), ITALIAN (I), LATIN (L),
ROMANY, SPANISH (S),
PORTUGUESE (P), PERSIAN, IRAN, FARSI, (PE) TURKISH (T), YIDDISH (Y)
NOTICE THAN MANY SEPHARDIC
SURNAMES APPEAR TO BE IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE. THE ARABS AND MOROS ARE
GIVEN CREDIT FOR BRINGING SURNAMES AS WE KNOW THEM TO SPAIN DURING
THEIR CONQUEST.
Translations provided by GOOGLE
research and members of the forum at Sephardim.com.
Some solutions are "educated guesses". Citations not provided.
Corrections accepted.
Select a letter below which corresponds to the family name.
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WE ATTEMPT TO ADD NEW NAMES
DAILY
| Name |
Language |
Translation(s) |
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| D |
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| Da Pissa |
(I) |
From Pisa, Italy |
| Da Tivoli |
(I) |
From Tivoli, Italy |
| Dabela |
(S) |
From Avilla, Spain |
| Dabella |
(S) |
From Avilla, Spain |
| Dabila |
(S) |
From Avilla, Spain |
| Dabilla |
(S) |
From Avilla, Spain |
| Dabola |
(A) |
Sound of the Kabyla drum |
| Dacosta |
(P) |
From the coastal region |
| Dadi |
(A) |
Dades, Morocco |
| Dadia |
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Area between the Sahara
and Sudan, a city in modern mali, a city in north west Greece |
| Dadiah |
|
See Dadia |
| Dadon |
(A) |
Dades Morocco |
| Dadouch |
(BR) |
Dice player |
| Dadouche |
(BR) |
Dice player |
| Dadoun |
(A) |
Dades, Morocco |
| Dadoune |
(A) |
Dades. Morocco |
| Dahan |
|
Painter or paint seller |
| Dahbi |
|
Gold smith, jeweler |
| Dakilbab |
|
He who knocks on the door |
| Dan |
(H) |
Judgement |
| Danane |
(H) |
Judge |
| Daninos |
(S) |
From Dogninos, Salamanca,
Spain |
| Danon |
(S)(A) |
Judge. Increase. |
| Darmon |
(A) |
Haouara tribe, Morocco |
| De Leon |
(S) |
From Leon, Spain |
| De Levante |
(S) |
From the Levantine |
| De Mayo |
(S) |
From the month of May |
| Del Vecchio |
(S) |
From the old times,
before the Ssphardim came |
| Delevante |
(S) |
From the Levantine |
| Delgado |
(S) |
Slim, slender |
| Delicado |
(P) |
Delicate |
| Delima |
(P) |
From Ponte de Lima,
Portugal |
| Dell Ariccia |
(I) |
From Ariccia, Italy |
| Dell' Ara |
(S) |
Del Lara, From Lara,
Spain |
| Della Pergola |
|
Vinyard grower |
| Della Vida |
(S) |
From Vida, Barcelona,
Spain |
| Dello Strologo |
|
Astrologer |
| Delmar |
(S) |
From the sea |
| Delmare |
(S) |
From the sea |
| Delmedigo |
(S) |
Shyician |
| Delmonte |
(S) |
From the hill |
| Deloro |
(S) |
Goldsmith |
| Delos |
(S) |
Mad |
| Delouya |
(S) |
Loya, Spain |
| Deloya |
(S) |
Loya, Spain |
| Delvalle |
(S) |
From the valley |
| Delvecchio |
(S) |
From the oldtimers,
before the Sephardim |
| Demri |
(A) |
Djebel Demmer, Tunisia |
| Derey |
(A) |
Draa, Morocco |
| Derhy |
(A) |
Draa, Morocco |
| Dery |
(A) |
Draa, Morocco |
| Derviche |
(T) |
Muslim, Turkish monks as
in whirling dervish |
| Desola |
(S) |
From Sola, Spain |
| D'Espinoza |
(S) |
From Espinoza, Spain |
| Devalle |
(S) |
From the valley |
| Deveali |
(I) |
From Veali, Italy |
| Devico |
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David |
| Di Castro |
(D |
From the military
fortress |
| Di Segni |
(I) |
From Segni, italy |
| Diamant |
(S) |
Diamond |
| Diamonte |
(S) |
Diamond |
| Diamontim |
(S) |
Diamond |
| Dias |
(P) |
Days |
| Dibbo |
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Stout like a bear |
| Dibo |
|
Stout like a bear |
| Didi |
(B) |
Silly |
| Diena |
(I) |
Jena, Italy |
| Dina |
(H) |
Jacob's daughter |
| Dinis |
(P) |
Sixth king of Portugal
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| Diniz |
(P) |
Sixth king of Portugal |
| Dionisio |
(P) |
Sixth king of Portugal |
| D'Italia |
(I) |
From Italy |
| Divan |
(A) |
Cabinet |
| Diwan |
(A) |
Cabinet |
| Djaen |
(S)(A) |
From Jaen, a city in the south of Spain. Devil |
| Djahar |
(A) |
Pearl |
| Djahin |
(S) |
Jaen, Andalusia, Spain |
| Djain |
(S) |
Jaen, Andalusia, Spain |
| Djamal |
(A) |
Beautiful |
| Djamous |
(A) |
Wild ox |
| Djamus |
(A) |
Wild ox |
| Djaoui |
(A) |
Benjamin |
| Djavid |
(A) |
David |
| Djebali |
(A) |
Mountain, a Jewish Libyan name |
| Djeddou |
(A) |
Dieddon, Tunisia |
| Djelboun |
(A) |
Cities in Algeria and
France - Zelboun |
| Djemal |
(A) |
Beautiful |
| Djena |
(S) |
Jaen, Andalusia, Spain |
| D'Jena |
(S) |
Jaen, Andalusia, Spain |
| Djerbi |
(A) |
Djerba, Tunisia |
| Djeribi |
(A) |
Djerba, Tunisia |
| Djian |
(A) |
Jaen, Andalusia, Spain |
| Djmal |
(A) |
Beautiful |
| Djorno |
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Afternoon |
| Djourno |
|
Afternoon |
| Dodo |
(B) |
David |
| Dogno |
|
Owner |
| Doirado |
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Golden |
| Dokan |
(A) |
Dokan, Tunisia |
| D'Oliveira |
(S) |
Olive tree |
| Dollivar |
(S) |
Olive tree |
| Domingo |
(S) |
Sunday |
| Domingues |
(S) |
Sunday |
| Dominguez |
(S) |
Sunday |
| Dona |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile,Spain |
| Donatesi |
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Donated |
| Donatez |
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Donated |
| Donati |
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Donated |
| Donatis |
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Donated |
| Donato |
|
Donated |
| Doenias |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile, Spain |
| Donoso |
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Golden |
| Donozo |
|
Golden |
| Dorreales |
|
From royalty |
| Douenias |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile, Spain |
| Douieh |
(H) |
Wolf, symbol of the tribe
of Benjamin |
| Douk |
(B) |
Chief |
| Doukhai |
(B) |
Chief |
| Dourada |
(P) |
Golden |
| Dourado |
(P) |
Golden |
| Dourando |
(P) |
Golden |
| Dovale |
(P) |
From the valley |
| Dovalle |
(P) |
From the valley |
| Drago |
(S) |
From Aragon, D'Aragon |
| Drai |
(A) |
Oved, Draa, Morocco
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| Dray |
(A) |
Oven, Draa, Morocco |
| Drighes |
(S) |
Corruption of the name
Rodrigues(z) |
| Drikes |
(S) |
From the name Rodrigues. Also Driques and Drighes. |
| Driques |
(S) |
Corruption of the name
Rodriques(z) |
| Dris |
(S) |
Corruption of the name
Rodrigues(z) |
| D'Urbino |
(I) |
Urbino, Italy |
| Duarte |
(P) |
Edward, property guardian |
| Duegnas |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile, Spain |
| Duenas |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile, Spain |
| Duenias |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile, Spain |
| Duenyas |
(S) |
Duenas, Castile, Spain |
| Dues-Lo Sal |
|
G-d save you |
| Dukan |
|
Vain |
| Duque |
(S) |
Duke |
| Duran |
(S) |
Strenuous |
| Duran |
(A) |
Oran, Algeria |
| Durand |
(S) |
Strenuous |
| Durant |
(S) |
Strenuous |
| Durante |
(S) |
Strenuous |
| Duranti |
(S) |
Strenuous |
| Duro |
(P) |
Vegetable patch |
| Duro |
(P) |
Hard |
| Dutra |
|
Hurtere, Netherlands |
| Du Val |
(S) |
From the valley |
| Dzaen |
(S) |
Jaen, Andalusia, Spain |
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