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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.



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Name Language Translation(s)
     
     
I
Iacoby   Jacob
Iakov   Jacob
Ibanez (B) Juan, John
Ibghi   Capricious
Ibn (A) Prefix meaning son of
Ibn Abbas (A) Son of the Lion
Ibn Attar (A) Son of the Spice merchant
Ibn Hayyim (H) Son of Hayyim, see Hayyim
Ibn Il Zibli   Son of the manure porter
     
Ibn Moho (A) Son of the Intelligent
Ibrahim (A) Abraham
Ichkinazi (SEPH) European Jew
Ichoua (B) Joshua
Idan   Party going
Idana (P)(S) Town in Portugal and Spain
Idane   Party going
Idanha (P) Idanha, Portugal
Ifergan   Cloistered
Iferghan   Cloistered
Iffla (B) He will resurrect
Iflah (B) He will resurrect
Igual   Equal
Igval   Equal
Ijar (S) Flank, side
Ilhao (S) Big island
Ikheluiyn   One who comes from the desert
Ilel (H) Hilel
Illescas (de) (S) Illecas, Spain
Illouz (B) Famous or turban or almonds
Illoz (B) Famous or turban or almonds
Illuz (B) Famous or turban or almonds
Ima (A) Mother
Imanuel (B) G-d is with us
Immanuel (B) G-d is with us
Infante (S) Young
Ingles (S) English
Innou   The one who is in the middle
Inou   The one who is in the middle
Iona (B) Jonas
Irmao   Brother
Irosalem (H) Jerusalem
Isaac (H) Biblical name
Isaacs (H) Isaac
Isaaki (H) Isaac
Isacco (H) Isaac
Isachi (H) Isaac
Isaia   G-d saves
Isaias   G-d saves
Iscandari   Alexandria, Egypt
Iscini (H) A Jewish religous sect of the second century BCE
Isdra (H) See Ezrah
Isdraf (A) Giraffe
Isdraffa (A) Giraffe
Isdraffi (A) Giraffe
Ishach (H) Isaac
Ishag (H) Isaac
Ishaki (H) Isaac
Ishaq (H) Isaac
Ishmail (H) Son of Hagar, G-d listens
Ishmiel (H) Son of Hagar, G-d listens
Isidoro (G) Gift of Iris
Isjaqui (H) Isaac
Iskandarani   Alexandria, Egypt
Iskandari   Alexandria, Egypt
Ismael (H) Son of Hagar, G-d listens
Ismail (H) Son of Hagar, G-d listens
Israel (H) Israel
Israeli (H) From Israel
Israelita (H) Israelite
Issachar (B)(H) Son of Jacob, tribe of Israel
Issackar (B)(H) Son of Jacob, tribe of Israel
     
Issahar (B)(H) Son of Jacob, tribe of Israel
Issakhar (B)(H) Son of Jacob, tribe of Israel
Issan   Israelis
Isso (B) Joseph
Istambouli (T) Istanbul, Turkey
Italiano   Italian
Ito (A) Eye
Itzhak (H) Isaac
Itzhaki (H) Isaac
Izerzel (B) Gazelle
Izerzer (B) Gazelle
Izri (A)(B)(H) Perfect or a plant (artemisia) belonging to the daisy family



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