| Surname | Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 | Linguistic Origin | Meaning | |||||||
| 1 | Abenador | Benado | Benador | Hebrew (Bible: I Chron. 8:3) and Arabic | Compound of Ador that derives from Adar, grandson of Benjamin, and of Aben = son of in Arabic Surname found as Abenadir in 1465 in Guadalajara (Ref. León Tello, Pilar. Judíos de Toledo. Madrid, 1979. v.2, p.:306 | |||||||
| 2 | Abenshoan | Benshoan | Benjua | Hebrew (Bible I Chron.24:24) and Arb | Compound of Shoam, of Levi tribe and preceded by Aben = son of in Arabic | |||||||
| 3 | Abentsal | Arabic | Derives from Saal- deformed ‘Sahel’ = easy temper and preceded by Aben = son of | |||||||||
| 4 | Aboav | Arabic | Derives from Abuhab = Donor of goods/properties; Surname found as Aboaf in medieval Spain, in 1464 in Plasencia (Ref.:Sefarad 1999, 59,1:53-76) | |||||||||
| 5 | Abolash | Arabic | Derives from Abulafia = the one who has (owner of) health | |||||||||
| 6 | Abramov | Avramov | Hebrew (Bible: Gen.17:5) | Derives from Abraham = Father of a multitude and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||
| 7 | Abravaya | Spanish | Derives from abraviar = to excite, He excited. Found in medieval Spain as Abravalla in 1365 in Cifuented (Gualajahara procinve). (Ref.:Sefarad 1973, 33,1:3-43) | |||||||||
| 8 | Aciman | See: Adjiman | ||||||||||
| 9 | Adania | Hebrew (Bible: II Sam.3:4) | Derives from Adonia = my master is God, King David’s son | |||||||||
| 10 | Adato | Italian | Derives from ‘adatto’ = convenient, suitable | |||||||||
| 11 | Adjiman | Aciman | Agiman | Turkish | May derive from acima (pronounced adjima) = compassion, pity, a synonym of the Hebrew name Rahamim; see also Rahamim | |||||||
| 12 | Adjubel | Arabic | Derives from azubel = waves | |||||||||
| 13 | Adoar | Unknown | Unknown meaning | |||||||||
| 14 | Adroke | Aldroke | Unknown | Unknown meaning | ||||||||
| 15 | Adut | See: Arditi | ||||||||||
| 16 | Afar | Afaro | Spanish | Derives from the toponym of Alfaro, a village in the South of Pampelona . Surname found in 1350-1387 in Tudela (Ref: Sefarad, 1984, 44,1: 75-141) | ||||||||
| 17 | Afaro | See: Afar | ||||||||||
| 18 | Aftalion | Hebrew (Mishna: Avot 1:10): | Derives from Avtalion, name of head of the Rabbinical Court during the 2nd Temple | |||||||||
| 19 | Agi | Arji | Spanish | Toponym of Age, Gerona Province, Spain. Surname Found in Valencia in 1383 (Ref. Sefarad, 1986, 46,1: 69-130). | ||||||||
| 20 | Agiman | See: Adjiman | ||||||||||
| 21 | Agodilo | See: Argodilo | ||||||||||
| 22 | Agozez | See: Gozez | ||||||||||
| 23 | Agranati | See: Algranati | ||||||||||
| 24 | Aguadish | Spanish | Toponym of Guadix, province of Granada, Spain. In medieval Spanish the letter X was pronounced as 'sh' (According to Sh.Rosanes); Surname found as Alguadix in Valencia in 1420 (Sefarad, 1947, 7,2: 354-366) | |||||||||
| 25 | Akile | Italian and Latin | "Derives from Achille (Italian pronounciation) of Latin origin = pain or lipless | |||||||||
| 26 | " | |||||||||||
| 27 | Akito | Akitov | Bulgarian or Hebrew (Bible: I Kings 11:29) | 1. Derives from Ahiof, a nickname given by Bulgarian Jews to someone wise and manipulative 2.Derives from Ahituv, son of Pinhas, son of Eli. | ||||||||
| 28 | Akiva | Hebrew (Mishna: Avot 3:2) | Name of a Tana (a teacher) quoted there | |||||||||
| 29 | Akrish | Arabic | Literary : Thick beard - a nickname for obstinate | |||||||||
| 30 | Aladjem | Aladjemov | Alagem | Arabic | 1. Toponym of Persia 2. May derives from eledjam = harnass maker; Surname found as Alagem in Majorca, Spain in 1363 (Ref.: Cotes I Cortes, Gabriel. Historia de los judios mallorquines) | |||||||
| 31 | Aladjemov | See; Aladjem and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||||
| 32 | Alagem | See: Aladjem | ||||||||||
| 33 | Alaluf | Arabic | Prince or leader or family head, preceded by the article al | |||||||||
| 34 | Albala | Spanish | Toponym of Albala del Caudillo, Caceres province, Spain. Surname found in Barcelona in 1238 (Jean Regne, Jews of Aragon, Doc.#16) | |||||||||
| 35 | Albelda | Spanish or Arabic | 1. Embellished 2. The white, name given to Zaragoza, Spain | |||||||||
| 36 | Albo | Albu | See: Alvo. Surname found in 1371 in Avila (Ref. Leon Telio, Pilar Los judios de Avila, p.120) | |||||||||
| 37 | Alboher | See: Albohaire | ||||||||||
| 38 | Albu | See: Alvo. | ||||||||||
| 39 | Albuhaira | See: Albuhaire | ||||||||||
| 40 | Albuhaire | Alboher | Albuhari/a | Albuhayre/ Albuhaira | Spanish | 1. Toponym of Alpujarras, a mountain in South-East of Spain 2. Toponym of Albojera, a village in Badajos province, Spain | ||||||
| 41 | Albuhara | See: Albuhaire | ||||||||||
| 42 | Albuhari | See: Albuhaire | ||||||||||
| 43 | Albuhayre | See: Albuhaire | ||||||||||
| 44 | Alcalai | See: Alkalay | ||||||||||
| 45 | Aldroke | See: Adroke | ||||||||||
| 46 | Alenu | Hebrew or Spanish | 1. Derives from ‘alinu’ = we have immigrated [to Erets Israel] 2. Derives from ‘aleno’ = adorned | |||||||||
| 47 | Alfandari | Arabic | Tax collector. Surname found on a tombstone inscription dating from 1242 in Toledo (Ref.: Almantzi, J. Avnei Zikaron. Prague, 1841.) | |||||||||
| 48 | Alfassa | Passi | Passie | Arabic | Toponym: "from Fes", Morocco. Surname found in 1492 in Zaragoza (Ref. Sefarad, 1955, 15,1: 103-136) | |||||||
| 49 | Algieto | Algueti | Spanish | Toponym of Huete, province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, preceded by the Arabic article al.. | ||||||||
| 50 | Algranati | Agranati | Spanish | Toponym: "from Granada", Spain; Surname found in as Granati in 1458 in Burriana, Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1990, 50,1: 129-166) |