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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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| Zacarias |
(HB) |
Zekhariah the Prophet, G-d strengthened me |
| Zacaride |
(H) |
See Zacarias |
| Zacharia Baruch |
(H) |
Zacarias and Blessed |
| Zachin |
(A) |
From Zaki, pure, chaste |
| Zachuth |
(H) |
From the word Zekhut, meaning right, priviledge.title |
| Zacuta |
(H) |
From the word Zekhuta, her right, priviledge, title |
| Zacuto |
(H) |
From the word Zekhuto, his right, priviledge, title |
| Zacutto |
(H) |
See Zacuto |
| Zacutus |
(H) |
See Zacuto |
| Zadich |
(H) |
From Tsadik, meaning Righteous, G-d fearing. |
| Zadok |
(H) |
From Tsadok. the name of a Rabbi during the time of the second
temple |
| Zaglo |
(BR) |
Pole, yoke |
| Zahadia |
(H) |
From Saadia meaning G-d helped, one of the Gaonites |
| Zahalon |
(H) |
From Tsahalon meaning Joyful, rejoiced |
| Zahar |
(A) |
From Zahir, Shining, flourishing |
| Zahara |
(A) |
Flower, blossom or to shine or to blossom |
| Zalama |
(A) |
See Salama |
| Zalmona |
(B) |
Solomon |
| Zamora |
(P) |
Samora, a city in Spain |
| Zanaoui |
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Coffee seller |
| Zaprut |
(H) |
Also see Saprut, from the word Shiprut, meaning Elaboration |
| Zaquto |
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Zaquto, Zaccuto
famous navigator and map maker, small hand bag in Basque |
| Zaragosa |
(P) |
Saragosa, a city in Spain |
| Zarco |
(P) |
Light blue eyed |
| Zarefati |
(H) |
See Sarfati |
| Zarfati |
(H) |
See Sarfati |
| Zarfatti |
(H) |
See Sarfati |
| Zarka |
(A) |
Blue eyes |
| Zayat |
(A) |
See Zayet |
| Zayet |
(A) |
Olive |
| Zecharia Baruch |
(HB) |
Remember God and Blessed |
| Zeevi |
(H) |
Of the wolf |
| Zeitoun |
(A) |
Olives |
| Zemah |
(H) |
See Semah |
| Zemmour |
(BR) |
Rrom Zemmur, the name of a Berber tribe in Morocco. |
| Zera |
(H) |
Seed |
| Zeraf |
(A) |
See Seraf |
| Zerah |
(HB) |
Shining, son of Juda, son of Jacob |
| Zevi |
(H) |
See Tsevi |
| Zif |
(A) |
sword |
| Zimra |
(H) |
Song |
| Zuleman |
(H) |
See Suleman |
| Zulili |
(A) |
A neighborhood of Mehdia, Tunisia |
| Zunez |
(P) |
Nunes, son of Nuno |
| Zvi |
(H) |
Stag, aslo see Tsevi |
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