| Surname | Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 | Linguistic Origin | Meaning | |||||||
| 201 | Bentsion | Hebrew | Tsion = Zion, another name of Jerusalem, preceded by ben= son of | |||||||||
| 202 | Benun | Benunas | Hebrew (Bible: Ex.17:9) | Compound of nun = fish for flourishing, spreading, precede by contracted Ben= son of;. Name of Joshua’s father | ||||||||
| 203 | Benunas | See: Benun | ||||||||||
| 204 | Benuziev | See: Benoziyo and Bulgarian suffix 'ev' | ||||||||||
| 205 | Benvenisti | Latin | Welcome; Surname found in Burgos, Spain in 1360 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1952, 12,1: 59-104 ) | |||||||||
| 206 | Benyaesh | See: Beniesh | ||||||||||
| 207 | Benyakar | Hebrew | yakar = precious, preceded by ben= son of | |||||||||
| 208 | Benyamin | Benyaminov | Hebrew (Bible: Gen. 25:18) | Name of Jacob’s youngest son; Found as surname in Sevilla, Spain in 1387 (Ref.: Sefarad,1967, 27,2: 290-301) | ||||||||
| 209 | Benyaminov | See: Benyamin and bulgarian anding 'ov' | ||||||||||
| 210 | Benyesh | See: Beniesh | ||||||||||
| 211 | Benyosef | Beniosefev | Hebrew (Bible: Gen.30:24) | Yosef = name of one of Jacob’s sons, preceded by ben = son of | ||||||||
| 212 | Benyosefev | See: Benyosef and Bulgarian suffix ev | ||||||||||
| 213 | Benzikri | See: Azikri | ||||||||||
| 214 | Benzonana | Compound of Ben= son of and Zonana; See Zonana | ||||||||||
| 215 | Berakha | Brakha | Hebrew | Blessing | ||||||||
| 216 | Beredjik | Turkish or Hebrew | "1. Toponym of Birecik(pronounced biredjik), a town in Anatolia, Turkey 2. Derives from Bereshi the Hebrew toponym of Beziers, southern France, Bereshi is also found under the forms: Bedrishi, Bedreshi. | |||||||||
| 217 | " | |||||||||||
| 218 | Betsalel | Hebrew (Bible: Ex.31:2) | In God’s shadow; of Yehuda’s tribe. | |||||||||
| 219 | Bibas | See: Bivas | ||||||||||
| 220 | Bitev | Hebrew | Derives from the diminutive forms Bito or Bitush of the given name Shabetai and the Bulgarian suffix ev | |||||||||
| 221 | Bivas | Bibas | Spanish | Full of life; probably a translation of Hebrew Haim; Surname found in 1309 in Milagro, Navarra, Spain (Ref. Jose Luis Lacave. Medieval Ketubot from Sefarad. Jerusalem, 2002) | ||||||||
| 222 | Bokhoratshev | Hebrew | Derives from ‘bokhoratshi’-affectionate form of ‘bekhor’ = the eldest and Bulgarian suffix ev | |||||||||
| 223 | Bokhorov | Borov | Hebrew | Derives from ‘Bekhor’ = the eldest and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||
| 224 | Bonaventura | Italian | Good luck. See also Ventura | |||||||||
| 225 | Boni | Buni | Buniel | Italian | Good, synonym of Bueno | |||||||
| 226 | Borov | Contracted name See: Bokhorov | ||||||||||
| 227 | Boshnak | Bulgarian | Toponym of Bosnia "From Bosnia" | |||||||||
| 228 | Boski | Spanish or Italian | Derives fron ‘bosque’ or Italian ‘bosco’, in both languages meaning ‘thicket’ | |||||||||
| 229 | Boton | See: Botton | ||||||||||
| 230 | Botton | Boton | Turkish | Toponym of Budun, Turkish name of Buda-pest. A nickname given to some Jews who fled Hungary in 1376 and settled in Bulgaria | ||||||||
| 231 | Brakha | See: Berakha | ||||||||||
| 232 | Bueno | Spanish | Good; perhaps a translation of the Hebrew Tuvia or Shem Tov.. Surname found in 1328 in Plasencia, Extramaduras region, Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1999, 59,1: 53-76) | |||||||||
| 233 | Buni | Buniel | See: Boni or Bueno | |||||||||
| 234 | Buniel | See: Boni or Bono and Hebrew suffix el = God | ||||||||||
| 235 | Burla | Turkish or Spanish | 1. Toponym of Vurla, now called Urla, a city near Izmir in Turkey 2. Derives from burla = ludicrous; a nickname | |||||||||
| 236 | Butshuk | Turkish | Derives from buçuk = half of; a nickname | |||||||||
| 237 | Calaora | Calaoras | Spanish | Toponym of Calahorra, South of Vitoria, Spain; Surname found in Epila, Spain in 1367 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1987, 47,2: 315-344) | ||||||||
| 238 | Calderon | Spanish | Derives from ‘caldero’ = cauldron; a nickname. Surname found in Hervas, Spain in 1492. (Ref.:De Herva, M.:Los judíos de Hervás, 1998. p. 9.) | |||||||||
| 239 | Calmi | Calmin | Italian | Rest, Calm; probably a translation of the Hebrew Manoah; see also: Bensarano | ||||||||
| 240 | Calmin | See: Calmi | ||||||||||
| 241 | Calo | De Calo | Kalo | Kalu | Spanish or Greek | 1. Toponym of Es Calo, Mallorca, Spain; Reference: Sources for the History of the Jews of Spain, v.6, Found in 1413 as De Calo, in Daroca. 2. Toponym of Calo (La Coruña province) (Ref.: REJ 1887, 15,: 117-121). .. 3. Derives from the Greek adjective kalos = good. | ||||||
| 242 | Calvo | Spanish | Bald. Surname found in Barcelona, Spain in 1387 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1956, 16,2: 369-397) | |||||||||
| 243 | Caneti | Spanish | Toponym of Canet (Valencia province) or Caniete near Cuenca, Spain. Surname found as Canete in Epila, Spain 1336 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1987, 47,2: 315-344) | |||||||||
| 244 | Capon | Caponov | Italian | Stubborn or may derive from Capo: head, chief | ||||||||
| 245 | Caponov | See: Capon and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||||
| 246 | Capuano | Italian | Toponym:"from Capua", North of Naples, Italy | |||||||||
| 247 | Carasso | Hebrew | Derives from Kereshim = plank/stretcher- part of the Arch taken by the Levites in the Temple. Surname wrongly thought as deriving from Turkish origin (kara = black and su = water) as the Carasso are known as Levites | |||||||||
| 248 | Cariyo | Spanish | Derives from Carillon = Bell. Surname found spelled Carillo in Zaragoza, Spain in 1474 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1960, 20,2: 407-417) | |||||||||
| 249 | Carmona | Spanish | Toponym of Carmona, Sevilla province | |||||||||
| 250 | Castiel | Spanish | Probably derives from ‘Castilla’ and ‘el’ suffix – a Jewish flavor. Surname found in in 1466 in Calatayud, Spain (Ref. Sefarad, 1988, 48,1: 93-115) |