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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
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Language |
Translation(s) |
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| Tabach |
(H) |
Cook, butcher, slaughter |
| Tabah |
(A) |
Taba, Egypt |
| Tabah |
(H) |
Cook, butcher, slaughter |
| Tabaly |
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Butter maker |
| Tabbah |
(H) |
Cook, ritual slaughterer
of animals |
| Tabera |
(P) |
Tavira, Portugal |
| Tabet |
(A) |
Pleasant |
| Tabladillo |
(S) |
Small flamenco dance floor,
city in the province of Segovia |
| Tabladillos |
(S) |
Small falmenco dance
floor, city in the province of Segovia |
| Taboada |
(P) |
Arithmatic tables |
| Tabon |
(A) |
From Bou Tabouna, Tunisia |
| Tabona |
(A) |
Hay seller or dugout
hearth |
| Tabor |
(H) |
Tabor, Israel |
| Tabuh |
(A) |
Cooker |
| Tafalla |
(H) |
From Hebrew word Tefliah meaning prayer |
| Taffalla |
(H) |
See Tafalla |
| Tagger |
(A) |
From the word Tadjer meaning Merchant |
| Tagliacozzi |
(I) |
Tagliacozzo, Italy |
| Tagliacozzo |
(I) |
Tagliacozzi, Italy |
| Taib |
(A) |
Delicate, good, virtuous |
| Taieb |
(A) |
Delicate, good, virtuous |
| Taji |
(A) |
Jaji, Bagdad, Iraq |
| Tajouri |
(A) |
From Taja or Tajar
meaning merchant |
| Tajuri |
(A) |
From Taja or Tajar
meaning merchant |
| Talavera |
(P) |
A city in Spain known for its line of pottery |
| Talayero |
(S) |
Lumber jack |
| Tam |
(H) |
Innocent, simple, naive |
| Tama |
(H) |
See Tam |
| Tamborer |
(S) |
Drummer, from the word tambor for drum |
| Taous |
(A)(B) |
Peacock |
| Tapia |
(S) |
Garden wall |
| Tapiero |
(S) |
A builder of mud walls. |
| Tahar |
(H) |
From the Hebrew word
Tahor meaning pure |
| Tahare |
(H) |
From the Hebrew word
Tahor meaning pure |
| Talavera |
(S) |
Talavera de la Reyna,
Spain |
| Talavera |
(S) |
Talavera de la Reyna,
Spain |
| Tamim |
(H) |
Perfect, without defect |
| Tamo |
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Ben Tamou |
| Tamsot |
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Man who supports his
family |
| Tanegi |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tanger |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tangi |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tangieri |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tangir |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tangui |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tanjir |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tanougi |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tanugi |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Tanuji |
(A) |
Tanger, Morocco |
| Taora (de) |
(P) |
Tavira, Portugal |
| Taouil |
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Corpulent |
| Taous |
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Peacock |
| Tapero |
(S) |
Mason, builder of mud
walls |
| Tapia |
(S) |
Tapia, Spain |
| Tapiero |
(S) |
Mason, builder of mud
walls |
| Tapiro |
(S) |
Mason, builder of mud
walls |
| Tarab |
(A) |
Strong, conqueror |
| Taraboulous |
(A) |
Taraboulus, Lebanon |
| Tarabulus |
(A) |
Taraboulus, Lebanon |
| Taragan |
(S) |
Tarrega, Spain |
| Taragano |
(S) |
Tarrega, Spain |
| Taragon |
(S) |
Tarrega, Spain |
| Taranto |
(I) |
Taranto, Italy |
| Tarazi |
(A) |
Egyptian tailor |
| Taregano |
(S) |
From Tarragona, Spain |
| Tarica |
(A) |
From the word Tarik meaning morning Star. Also mountain
meaning Gibraltar. |
| Tarica |
(A) |
One who knocks or hammers |
| Tarifa |
(P) |
A city in Spain, fare |
| Tarifa |
(A) |
Name of the Berber conqueror of Andalusia |
| Tarifa |
(S) |
Rate, fare for transport |
| Tarika |
(A) |
Evening star, evening
caller, or one who knocks or hammers |
| Tarrab |
(A) |
Strong or conqueror |
| Tarregano |
(S) |
From Tarragona, Spain |
| Tarragano |
(S) |
From Tarragona,
Spain |
| Tarragon |
(S) |
From Tarragona, Spain |
| Tarragona |
(S) |
From Tarragona, Spain |
| Tarrega |
(S) |
From Tarragona, Spain |
| Tartas |
(F) |
Tartas, France |
| Tarzi |
(A) |
Egyptian tailor |
| Tata |
(A) |
Tatta, Morocco |
| Tatan |
(A) |
Taata, Morocco |
| Tartas |
(S) |
Cakes |
| Tartour |
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Hat worn by Tunisian Jews |
| Taurel |
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Strong as a bull |
| Tavares |
(P) |
Tavares, Portugal,
descendent, of the hermit |
| Tavarez |
(P) |
Tavares, Portugal,
descendent of the hermit |
| Taveira |
(P) |
Taviera, Portugal |
| Tavira |
(P) |
Tavira, Portugal |
| Taweel |
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Corpulent |
| Tawil |
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Corpulent |
| Tawil |
(A)(H) |
Tall |
| Tayar |
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Falconer |
| Tayeh |
(B) |
Tobias |
| Tayyeh |
(B) |
tobias |
| Tayyib |
(A) |
Delicate, good, virtuous |
| Tazi |
(A) |
Taza, Morocco |
| Tbika |
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Small tray |
| Tchiprut |
(H) |
See Shiprut |
| Tchoukran |
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Blond or red head |
| Tchukran |
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blond or red head |
| Teba |
(H) |
Ark of the law or readers desk in a synagogue |
| Tebet |
(H) |
The fourth month of the Jewish calendar |
| Tebolle |
(A) |
Drummer |
| Teboul |
(A) |
Drum maker |
| Tedghi |
(A) |
Todgha, a location in sourthern Morocco |
| Tedeschi |
(H) |
German, from Tudesco |
| Tedesco |
(H) |
German |
| Tedesqui |
(H) |
German, from Tudesco |
| Tedgu |
(A) |
Todgha, Morocco |
| Teheran |
(A) |
Teheran, Iran |
| Tehran |
(A) |
Teheran, Iran |
| Teixoso |
(P) |
Yew |
| Tejedor |
(S) |
Weaver |
| Teles |
(L) |
From the Latin Tello
meaning land or earch. See Tellez |
| Telias |
(T) |
From the Turkish word bath attendant |
| Telias |
(H) |
Talit, prayer shaul |
| Tellez |
(L) |
From the Latin Tello,
meaning land or earch. See Tello |
| Tellias |
(H) |
Talit, prayer shaul |
| Teman |
(H) |
Perfect, without defect |
| Temim |
(H) |
From tamin, perfect man,
without defect. |
| Temime |
(H) |
Perfect, without defect |
| Temimi |
(A)(H) |
Perfect, without defect |
| Temin |
(H) |
Perrect, without defect |
| Temostit |
(A) |
Frontier area between
Algeria and Morocco |
| Templo |
(S) |
Temple |
| Temstet |
(A) |
Frontier area between
Algeria and Morocco |
| Tendera |
(I)(S) |
Merchant, shop keeper |
| Tendero |
(I)(S) |
Merchant, shop keeper |
| Tenneira |
(S) |
Calf |
| Tenneiro |
(S) |
Calfssssss |
| Tensmeur |
(A) |
Ouled Ben Tsameur,
Maghreb |
| Terdjeman |
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Translator |
| Terni |
(I) |
Terni Umbria Italy |
| Terra |
(P) |
Land |
| Terracina |
(I) |
Terracina, Lazio, Italy |
| Terracini |
(I) |
Terracina, Lazio, Italy |
| Terracino |
(I) |
Terracina, Lazio, Italy |
| Terrassa |
(S) |
City of Spain |
| Teruel |
(S) |
City of Spain |
| Tesoro |
(S) |
Treasure |
| Tesqui |
(A) |
Tisqui, Moroco |
| Testa |
(P)(S) |
Forehead or head |
| Testiel |
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G-d is witness |
| Teva |
(H) |
See Teba |
| Tevah |
(H) |
Cooker |
| Thabat |
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Basket maker |
| Thabet |
(A) |
Pleasant or basket maker |
| Thouat |
(A) |
Touat, Tamstat, Algeria |
| Tiberi |
(A) |
Precious mineral from
Persia |
| Tibi |
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Basket maker |
| Tibika |
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Basket maker |
| Timini |
(H) |
Perfect, without defect |
| Timsit |
(A) |
Temset, Nefoussa, from
the Lybian frontier area |
| Tinoco |
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Eexcentric |
| Tinzi |
(A) |
Ahl Tinzi, Morocco |
| Tio |
(S) |
Uncle |
| Tirado |
(S) |
To be lying |
| Tito |
(S) |
Giant |
| Toaf |
(A) |
Peddler |
| Toaff |
(A) |
Peddler |
| Tobali |
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Prosperous |
| Tobelem |
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Good young person |
| Tobeli |
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Good young person |
| Tobi |
(H) |
See Tuvia |
| Tobi |
(B) |
Tobias |
| Tobias |
(H) |
G-d's kindness, G-d is
Good |
| Tobies |
(H) |
See Tobias |
| Toby |
(H) |
See Tuvia |
| Todesco |
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German |
| Todeschini |
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Little German |
| Todo |
(P) |
All |
| Toledano |
(S) |
From Toledo |
| Toledo |
(S) |
Toledo, Spain |
| Tolentino |
(S) |
Toledo, Spain |
| Tolentini |
(S) |
Toledo, Spain |
| Tolosa |
(F) |
Toulouse, France |
| Toloso |
(F) |
Toulouse, France |
| Toloza |
(F) |
Toulouse, France |
| Tomar |
(S) |
To drink |
| Tomar |
(P) |
Tomar, Portugal |
| Tomas |
(P)(S) |
Tome, Thomas |
| Tome' |
(P)(S) |
Tome, Thomas |
| Tomias |
(P)(S) |
Tome, Thomas |
| Tores |
(S) |
Towers |
| Torgman |
(H) |
Translator, from the
Hebrew meturgueman |
| Toribolo |
(I) |
Restless, or from the
Italian word turibolo meaning a vessel for burning incense |
| Toriel |
(P) |
Toro, Spain |
| Toro |
(S) |
A bull, or Toro, Spain |
| Torones |
(S) |
Big bulls |
| Torre |
(P)(S) |
Tower |
| Torre (de la) |
(S) |
From the tower |
| Torres |
(S) |
Towers |
| Torres (de) |
(S) |
From the towers |
| Torres Franca |
(S) |
French towers |
| Tortosa |
(S) |
A city in Spain |
| Tota |
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Mad |
| Tota |
(A) |
From Tuta, mulbery tree |
| Tota |
(G) |
Free man |
| Totah |
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Mad |
| Totah |
(A) |
From Tuta, mulberry tree |
| Totah |
(G) |
Free man |
| Totta |
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Mad |
| Totta |
(A) |
From Tuta, mulberry tree |
| Totta |
(G) |
Free man |
| Touaitou |
(A) |
Touat, Algeria |
| Touati |
(A) |
Touat, Algeria |
| Toubiana |
(A) |
Toubiana, Nefoussa,
Tripolitania |
| Touboul |
(A) |
Drum maker or drum vendor |
| Touil |
(A) |
Touil, Tunisia |
| Touitou |
(A) |
Touat, Algeria |
| Touizer |
(A) |
Touzer, Tunisia |
| Touma |
(A) |
Thomas |
| Tourgeman |
(H) |
Translator, from the
Hebrew meturgueman |
| Touriel |
(S) |
Toro, Spain |
| Tourinho |
(P) |
Bull |
| Touro |
(P) |
Bull |
| Tov |
(H) |
Good |
| Tova |
(H) |
Good (feminine form) |
| Tovar |
(S) |
Tovar, Spain |
| Tovi |
(H) |
See Tuvia |
| Trabelsi |
(A) |
Traaboulus (Tripoli)
Libya |
| Trabilsi |
(A) |
Traaboulus (Tripoli)
Libya |
| Trabotti |
(F) |
Treyoux, France |
| Trabotto |
(F) |
Trevoux, France |
| Traboulssi |
(A) |
Traaboulus (Tripoli)
Libya |
| Trobout |
(F) |
Trevoux, France |
| Trani (di) |
(I) |
triani, Italy |
| Trapero |
(S) |
Rag dealer (an authorized Jewish occupation) |
| Treves |
(F) |
Treves, Alsace Loraine |
| Trevez |
(F) |
Treves, Alsace Loraine |
| Triador |
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Kidnapped |
| Trionfi |
(I) |
tTiumph |
| Trionfo |
(I) |
Triumph |
| Tridade |
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Holy trinity |
| Trieste |
(!) |
trieste, Italy |
| Trigano |
(S) |
Trigas, Huescas, Spain |
| Trigo |
(S) |
Wheat |
| Trigueiros |
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Dark skin |
| Trillo |
(H) |
Thresher, threshing machine |
| Trinidad |
(S) |
Trinity (a converso name) |
| Tristan |
(F) |
From Dristan meaning
daring, or sad or trumoil |
| Tristao |
(F) |
From Dristan meaning
daring, or sad or trumoil |
| Trothcalles |
(S) |
Pedestrian or bum |
| Truco |
(S) |
Trick |
| Tsaal |
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Lamp lighter |
| Tsabiaf |
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Bunch of grapes |
| Tsadik |
(H) |
The just, justice |
| Tsakkas |
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Breaker |
| Tsarfati |
(H) |
French |
| Tsevi |
(H) |
Deer, stag |
| Tsoriano |
(S) |
Soria, Spain |
| Tsvei |
(H) |
From the word Tsvi meaning deer or stag |
| Tuati |
(A) |
Touat, Tamstat, Algeria,
or Tuat, Morocco |
| Tubi |
(H) |
See Tuvia |
| Tubias |
(H) |
See Tubias |
| Tudela |
(S) |
City in Spain |
| Tudesco |
(H) |
German |
| Turjillo |
(S) |
City in Spain |
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| Tuby |
(H) |
See Tobias |
| Tudela |
(S) |
A city of Spain |
| Tueta |
(A) |
From the word Tueta, a region in Algerian Sahara |
| Tui |
(S) |
Tuy, Spain |
| Tuil |
(A) |
From the word Tauil, meaning large, high,
or Touil, Tunisia |
| Turgman |
(H) |
Translator, from the
Hebrew Meturgueman |
| Turgeman |
(H) |
Translator, from the
Hebrew Meturgueman |
| Turiel |
(S) |
Toro, Spain |
| Turjman |
(H) |
Translator, from the
Hebrew Meturgueman |
| Turk |
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Turkey |
| Turkie |
|
Turkey |
| Turquie |
|
Turkey |
| Tuvi |
(H) |
See Tobias |
| Tzaken |
(H) |
From Zaken |
| Tzevi |
(H) |
See Tsevi, stag or deer, also see Tsevi |
| Tzevia |
(H) |
Tsvia, female deer |
| Tziyre |
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Head scarf |
| Tzur |
(H) |
From Tsur, meaning rock or fortress. See Abensur |
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