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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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| Oanounou |
(B) |
wonderful(?) |
| Obadia |
(H) |
See Ovadia, biblical
character, G-d's servant |
| Obadias |
(H) |
See Ovadia, biblical
character, G-d's servant |
| Obed |
(H) |
Slave, to serve |
| Obediente |
(S) |
Obedient |
| Obrador |
(S) |
Working man |
| Ocampo |
(S) |
Field |
| Ocana |
(S) |
Ocana, Spain |
| Ociel |
(H) |
See: Uziel |
| Oeb |
(H) |
From the word Ohev, meaning loves |
| Ohana |
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Vendor of henna |
| Ohanna |
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Vendor of henna |
| Ohayoun |
(A)(B) |
O meaning son of. life meaning alive |
| Ohayon |
(H) |
Quite vivid |
| Oheb |
(H) |
Loves |
| Ohnona |
(B) |
Currently, a city in
Gaza, Hanoun |
| Ohnouna |
(B) |
Currently, a city in
Gaza, Hanoun |
| Ojos de Vaca |
(S) |
Cows' eyes |
| Ojos Negros |
(S) |
Black eyes |
| Ojuelos |
(A) |
Small eyes |
| Olibar |
(S) |
Olive grove |
| Olibera |
(S) |
Olive grove |
| Oliel |
(B) |
Sacrifice to G-d |
| Oliol |
(B) |
Sacrifice to G-d |
| Oliva |
(P)(S) |
Olive, olive tree, vendor
of olive oil |
| Olivar |
(S) |
Olive grove, l |
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| Olival |
(P) |
Olive grove |
| Olivares |
(P)(S) |
Many olive trees or son of Olivar,
vendor of olive oil |
| Oliveira |
(P) |
Olive tree, vendor of
olive oil |
| Oliver |
(S) |
Vendor of olive oil |
| Olivera |
(S) |
Vendor of olive oil |
| Oliveres |
(S) |
Vendor of olive oil |
| Oliveros |
(S) |
Men who own olive groves,
vendor of olive olive oil |
| Olivette |
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Vendor of olive oil |
| Olivetti |
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Vendor of olive oil |
| Oliveyra |
(S) |
Vendor of olive oil |
| Olivos |
(S) |
Olive trees |
| Olmo |
(P)(S) |
Elm tree |
| Olmos |
(P)(S) |
Elm trees |
| Omar |
(A) |
Life |
| Onhas (de) |
(S) |
Onias, Spain |
| Oporto |
(P)(S) |
Oporto, Portugal, port wine |
| Orabuena |
(S) |
Good time |
| Ordaz |
(S) |
Ordaz, Spain |
| Ordonez |
(P) |
Brave |
| Orebi |
(H) |
Crow |
| Oreficel |
(L) |
Gold smith, jeweler |
| Orefici |
(I) |
Gold smith, jeweler |
| Oreh |
(H) |
Crow |
| Orelha |
(A)(P) |
Ear |
| Orfali |
(T) |
Ourfa, Turkey |
| Ori |
(H) |
See: Uri |
| Ori |
(I) |
Ori, Italy |
| Oro |
(P)(S) |
Gold, pray |
| Orocara |
(S) |
Gold and face |
| Oropes(z) |
(S) |
From the words oro, gold and pesa, weight |
| Orta(de) |
(P) |
Garden, gardner (same as Horta) |
| Ortona |
(I) |
Ortona, Italy |
| Orvieto |
(I) |
Orvieto, Italy |
| Osado |
(S) |
Bold, daring |
| Osiris |
(E) |
egyptian divinty, Osiris |
| Osorio |
(P) |
Osorio, Portugal |
| Osso |
(P) |
Bone |
| Ossado |
(P) |
Bony |
| Ossado |
(S) |
Bold, daring |
| Ossona |
(S) |
Osuna, Spain |
| Ottolangui |
(G) |
Ettlingen, Germany |
| Ottolenghi |
(G) |
Ettlingen, Germany |
| Ouahniche |
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Wahanis, Almeria, Spain |
| Ouaki |
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Attorney |
| Ouakil |
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Attorney |
| Ouakin |
(B) |
Jacob |
| Ouahnoun |
(B) |
Wonderful things |
| Ouaknine |
(B) |
Jacob |
| Oualid |
(A) |
Child |
| Ouanounou |
(B) |
Wonderful things |
| Ouazana |
(H) |
Gving light or a balanced
person |
| Ouazana |
(H) |
Fisherman |
| Ouday |
(B) |
Judah |
| Ouerta |
(S) |
Gardner, Horta, Orta |
| Oufrani |
(A) |
Oufran, Morocco |
| Ouhayoun |
(A)(B) |
See Ohayoun |
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| Ouknine |
(B) |
Jacob |
| Oumano |
(H) |
Who is like G-d |
| Ourem (de)
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(P) |
Ourem, Portugal |
| Ourfaili |
(T) |
Ourfa, Turkey |
| Ourico |
(P) |
Hedge hog or sea urchim |
| Outmezguin |
(H) |
Small ears |
| Outmezguine |
(H) |
Small ears |
| Ouzan |
(H) |
Fisherman |
| Ouzana |
(H) |
Fisherman |
| Ouzel |
(H) |
See Uziel, G-d is strong |
| Ouziel |
(H) |
See: Uziel, G-d is strong |
| Ouzillo |
(I) |
Usigho, Italy |
| Ouzillo |
(H) |
See: Uziel |
| Ovadia |
(HB) |
G-d's
worshipper.or servant,
name of a prophet, Obadia |
| Ovadiah |
(HB) |
G-d's worshipper or
servant, prophet Obadia |
| Ovadias |
(HB) |
G-d's worshipper or
servant, prophet Obadia |
| Ovadies |
(HB) |
G-d's worshipper or
servant, prophet Obadia |
| Ovadija |
(HB) |
G-d's worshipper or
servant, prophet Obadia |
| Ovadiya |
(HB) |
G-d's worshipper or
servant, prophet Obadia |
| Ovadya |
(HB) |
G-d's worshipper or
servant, prophet Obadia |
| Oved |
(HB) |
Works, Worships,
slave, to serve |
| Ozan |
(H) |
Fisherman |
| Ozane |
(H) |
Fisherman |
| Oziel |
(H) |
G-d is strong |
| Ozorio |
(P) |
Osorio, Portugal |
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