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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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| Vaca |
(P)(S) |
Cow, beef |
| Vaena |
(S) |
From Faena, work, job |
| Vaina |
(S) |
Baena. Spain |
| Vaknin |
(B) |
Jacob |
| Valabrega |
(F) |
Valbreque, Gard, France |
| Valabregue |
(F) |
Valbreque, Gard, France |
| Valadji |
(P) |
Valdares, Portugal |
| Valansi |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| valcazar |
(S) |
Valley of castle
(alcazar) |
| Valcazzar |
(S) |
Valley of the alcazar |
| Valdajos |
(S) |
Garlic(s) valley |
| Valdares |
(P) |
Valdares, Portugal |
| Valdaura |
(S) |
Sun Valley |
| Valdecanas |
(S) |
Cane Valley |
| Valdeolivas |
(S) |
Olive Valley |
| Valderrama |
(S) |
Branch Valley |
| Vale (do) |
(P) |
Valley |
| Valeiro |
(S) |
Valero, Spain |
| Valenca |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valencia |
(P)(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valencie |
(S) |
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| Valencim |
(L) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valencin |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valensa |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valensi |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valensin |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valensuela |
(S) |
Female from Valencia |
| Valentia |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valenzi |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valenzin |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Valiani |
(I) |
Valiano, Italy |
| Valiero |
(S) |
Valero, Spain |
| Valero |
(S) |
Valero, Spain |
| Valesin |
(S) |
Valencia, Spain |
| Vallabrega |
(F) |
Valabreque, Gard, France |
| Vallabregue |
(F) |
Valabreque, Gard, France |
| Vallabregues |
(F) |
Valabreque, Gard, France |
| Valladolid |
(P)(S) |
Valladolid, Spain |
| Valle (do,del) |
(S) |
Valley |
| Valles |
(S) |
Valleys |
| Vallejo |
(S) |
Small Valley |
| Vallestero |
(S) |
External Valley |
| Valls |
(S) |
Valls, Spain |
| Vallseca |
(S) |
Dry Valley |
| Valorba |
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Valorba, Switerland |
| Vvalorbas |
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Valorba Switerland |
| Valverde |
(P)(S) |
A town in Portugal, green valley |
| Valvo |
(L) |
Stutter |
| Vaquero |
(S) |
Cowboy, cattle herder |
| Vara |
(P) |
Rod, twig, staff, herd of swine |
| Vara |
(S) |
Stick |
| Varadi |
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Varadi, Romania |
| Varca |
(S) |
From Barca, boat |
| Varaeda |
(P) |
Pathway |
| Varela |
(S) |
Tall and lean or Galician
for rod or stick. Perhaps animal herder |
| Varga |
(P) |
Marshy plain |
| Vargas |
(S) |
Vargas, Spain |
| Varicas |
(S) |
Stick |
| Varon |
(S) |
From baron meaning male |
| Varona |
(S) |
Woman |
| Varouch |
(H) |
From Baruch meaning
blessed |
| Varquez |
(S) |
Son of Varca |
| Vas |
(P) |
From Velasco, Basque
meaning crow |
| Vas |
(P) |
Fertile prairie |
| Vasco |
(P) |
From velasco meaning crow |
| Vaz |
(P) |
From Velasco, Basque
meaning crow |
| Vaz |
(P) |
Fertile prairie |
| Vecchio (del, dello) |
(I) |
The ancient ones, the
Sephardim of Italy |
| Vedios |
(S) |
Looks to G-d |
| Veeinho |
(P) |
Neighbor |
| Vega |
(S) |
Small mountain |
| Vega (da de dela) |
(S) |
From an open fertile
plain |
| Veiga(da) |
(P) |
From an open fertile
plain |
| Velasco |
(P) |
Fertile prairie or crow |
| Velazquez |
(S) |
Son of Velazco |
| Veles |
(S) |
Son of Velo |
| Velez |
(P) |
Wooly, downy |
| Velho |
(P) |
Old |
| Velletri |
(I) |
Velletri, Italy |
| Vello |
(S) |
Hair |
| Vellocino |
(S) |
Balls of hair |
| Velloso |
(S) |
Hairy |
| Velosino |
(P) |
Hairy |
| Velosinos |
(p) |
Hairy |
| Veloso |
(S) |
Hairy |
| Veloszinos |
(P) |
Hairy |
| Velludo |
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Velvet |
| Veludo |
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Vevet |
| Vena |
(S) |
Baena, Spain |
| Venezia |
(I) |
Venice, Italy |
| Veniste |
(S) |
Welcome |
| Venouzilla |
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Wwind |
| Venouzillo |
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Wind |
| Venouzlou |
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Wind |
| Vento |
(P) |
Wind |
| Ventos |
(S) |
From Vientos, winds |
| Ventura |
(S) |
Venture |
| Vera |
(S) |
Real, truth |
| Verga |
(S) |
Stick, pole, mast of a sailing vessel |
| Vezinho |
(P) |
Neighbor |
| Vezino |
(P) |
Neighbor |
| Viabrera |
(S) |
Workers way or road |
| Victoria |
(S) |
Victory |
| Vida |
(P)(S) |
Life |
| Vidas |
(P)(S) |
Lives |
| Vilafranca |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, free village |
| Vilalobos |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, city of wolves |
| Vilalongo |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, long city |
| Vilanova |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, new city |
| Vilaplana |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, plain town |
| Vilar |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, small hamlet |
| Vilareal |
(P) |
A town in Portugal, royal town |
| Vilela |
(P) |
Small village |
| Villa |
(S) |
Village |
| Villahermosa |
(S) |
Beautiful |
| Villa Lobos |
(S) |
Village of the Wolves |
| Villalta |
(S) |
High village |
| Villa Nova |
(S) |
New village |
| Villanueva |
(S) |
New village |
| Villar |
(S) |
Small village or town |
| Villarubia |
(S) |
Blond village |
| Villa Real |
(S) |
Royal village |
| Vita |
(S) |
From Vida for life |
| Viva |
(S) |
Alive |
| Viveiros |
(P) |
Fish pond, plant nursery |
| Viveros |
(S) |
Fish pond |
| Volta |
(P) |
Return, run, turn |
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