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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) |
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| Jabali |
(A) |
Lives in the mountains |
| Jaber |
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Friend |
| Jabibi |
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Dear |
| Jacchia |
(H) |
Supplanter, one who takes
the place of another |
| Jachia |
(H) |
Supplanter, one who takes
the place of another |
| Jachia |
(HB) |
For Yihye, meaning will live, the name of a Levite |
| Jacinto |
(S) |
Ornament for horses |
| Jacinto |
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Hyacinth |
| Jacobo |
(HB) |
Jacob son of Isaac |
| Jacoel |
(HB) |
Who is like G-d? |
| Jacome |
(H) |
Derivation of Jacob |
| Jacon |
(HB) |
Jacob son of Isaac |
| Jaen |
(S) |
Jaen, Spain |
| Jaez |
(S) |
Kind |
| Jafif |
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Light |
| Jaique |
(A) |
Moorish hooded cloack |
| Jaime |
(S) |
James |
| Jalife |
(A) |
Successor, see Khalife |
| Jamal |
(A) |
Beautiful |
| Jammal |
(A) |
Beautiful |
| Jara |
(S) |
Rock rose |
| Jarra |
(P)(S) |
Vase, pitcher |
| Jato |
(S) |
Young calf |
| Jehuda |
(H) |
Judah |
| Jena |
(A) |
Heaven |
| Jena |
(H) |
G-d's grace |
| Jenna |
(A) |
Heaven |
| Jenna |
(H) |
G-d's grace |
| Jerafa |
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Giraffe |
| Jerez |
(S) |
Sherry wine, a Spanish town |
| Jeronima |
(S) |
He who bares a sacred
name |
| Jeronimo |
(S) |
He who bares a sacred
name |
| Jerusalmi |
(H) |
Jerusalem |
| Jerusalmy |
(H)(S) |
Jerusalem |
| Jerushalmy |
(H) |
Jerusalem |
| Jesi |
(I) |
Jesi, Italy |
| Jessouroum |
(H) |
Poetic name for Israel |
| Jessouroun |
(H) |
Poetic name for Israel |
| Jessurum |
(H) |
Poetic name for Israel |
| Jessurun |
(H) |
Poetic name for Israel |
| Jesurum |
(H) |
Poetic name for Israel |
| Jesurun |
(H) |
Poetic name for Israel |
| Jezurun |
(H) |
poetic name for Israel |
| Jimenez |
(S) |
Son of Jimeno or
Simon.meaning gracious hearkening, or snub-nosed. Also see
Ximenes. |
| Joachim |
(H) |
G-d rises |
| Joel |
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He is G-d |
| Jona |
(B) |
Pigeon |
| Jong (de) |
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The young |
| Jordan |
(S) |
The river Jordan |
| Jorge |
(S)(G) |
George, agriclultue |
| Jorno |
(I) |
Afternoon |
| Josaphat |
(H) |
G-d judged |
| Jose |
(S) |
Joseph |
| Josef |
(H) |
Joseph, son of Jacob |
| Joseph |
(H) |
Joseph, son of Jacob |
| Josue |
(S) |
Joshua |
| Jounes |
(J) |
Jonah |
| Journau |
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Day worker |
| Journho |
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Day worker |
| Journo |
(I) |
From the Italian Giomo meaning day |
| Journo |
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Day worker |
| Juan |
(S) |
John, G-d is full of
grace |
| Juarda |
(S) |
Sworn in |
| Juarez |
(S) |
A town in Spain |
| Jubim |
(P) |
Jubim, Portugal |
| Jucef |
(S) |
Joseph |
| Juliano |
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The brilliant |
| Juncos |
(S) |
Chinese ships, bullrush |
| Jurno |
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Day laborer |
| Justo |
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Just man |
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