| Surname | Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 | Linguistic Origin | Meaning | |||||||
| 551 | Molho | Molhov | Hebrew | His reign. Surname found in 1299 in Salamanca, Spain (Ref: Carrete Parondo, Carlos. Fontes Iudaeorm Regni Castellae. Salamanca. v1:101) | ||||||||
| 552 | Molhov | See: Molho and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||||
| 553 | Mordekhai | Hebrew (Bible: Esther 2:5) and Persian | Devoter of the God Marduk; Uncle of Queen Esther in Suse, Persia | |||||||||
| 554 | Moreno | Spanish | Black hair or skin; A nickname | |||||||||
| 555 | Mori | Hebrew | My teacher, Seems to be the remnant of a title of a Rabbi | |||||||||
| 556 | Mosatcho | Musatcho | Hebrew and Bulgarian | Diminutiveof Moshe and Bulgarian affective suffix "tcho", See also: Moshev, Moskona | ||||||||
| 557 | Moshev | Hebrew (Bible: Ex.2:10) | Derives from Moshe = pull out [the Nile river] &Bulgarian suffix ev; See also diminutives: Moshonov, Moskona, Musatcho | |||||||||
| 558 | Moshonov | Mushanov | Hebrew and Ladino | Moshon-a Ladino diminutive of Moshe and ov-Bulgarian suffix. See: Moshev | ||||||||
| 559 | Moskona | Hebrew and Bulgarian | Derives from Mosko a diminutive of Moshe under Bulgarian influence; A famous physician Leon Mosconi, born in Okhrid in 1328, lived in Majorca and died there in 1377 (Ref.:Cortes i Cortes, Gabriel. Historia de los judios mallorquines). See also: Moshev, Moshonov. After making his aliya, someone changed his name into Mosek | |||||||||
| 560 | Motola | Italian | Toponym of Monte Motola, Salerno province, Italy | |||||||||
| 561 | Musatcho | Hebrew and Bulgarian | Diminutive of Moshe under Arabic influence (Musa = Moshe) and Bulgarian affective suffix "tcho"; See: Moshev | |||||||||
| 562 | Mushanov | See: Moshonov and Moshev | ||||||||||
| 563 | Nadjar | Arabic | Carpenter; Surname Najari existed in Hita, Sapin, in 1492 (Ref: Sefarad, 1972, 32.2: 249- 305 | |||||||||
| 564 | Naftali | Hebrew (Bible: Gen.30:8) | Wrestling; son of Yaakov | |||||||||
| 565 | Nafusi | Arabic | Derives from ‘nafes’ = people, soul, inhbitant. Surname found in Mallorca, Spain, in 1365 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1954, 14,2: 99-115) | |||||||||
| 566 | Nahmias | Bennahmias | Hebrew (Bible:Nehemia-whole book) and Greek | Greek version of Nehemia = ’God has comforted’. used in the famous Septuagenta Bible translated to Greek; Surname found in Valdeiglesias(Madrid), Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1969, 29,2: 215-312) | ||||||||
| 567 | Nahum | Hebrew (Bible: Nahum)-wole book | Meaning: Comforted; Name of the prophet | |||||||||
| 568 | Nardea | Hebrew | Toponym of Nehardea = a town in Babylonia, renowed for its theological college. | |||||||||
| 569 | Nataf | Benadav | Benatov | Hebrew (Bible: Ex. 6:23) | Derives from Nadav = Generous, the eldest son of Aharon; Benataf found in Valdeiglesias near madrid, Spain, in 1492 (Ref.: Sefarad, 1969, 29,2: 215-312) | |||||||
| 570 | Natan | Hebrew (Bible: II Sam. 7:2) | He gave; Name of the prophet; Surname found in 1418 in Gerona, Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1961, 21,1: 48-57) | |||||||||
| 571 | Navon | Hebrew | Clever, intelligent | |||||||||
| 572 | Navru | Spanish | Possibly deriving from Navarra in Spain | |||||||||
| 573 | Neni | See: Ninio | ||||||||||
| 574 | Nessim | Nessimov | Hebrew | Nessim = miracles and Bulgarian suffix ov; Nessim Ben Yaakov was an 11th cent. Talmudic scholar | ||||||||
| 575 | Nessimov | See: Nessim and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||||
| 576 | Niego | Spanish | Derives from the phrase “yo niego” = I deny, I am against. A nickname of someone who always “contradicts” | |||||||||
| 577 | Ninio | Neni | Spanish | Child; young without experience | ||||||||
| 578 | Noah | Hebrew (Bible: Gen.5:29) | Restful, quiescent; He built the Ark before the deluvium. | |||||||||
| 579 | Obadia | Ovadia | Hebrew (Bible: Whole book of Ovadia) | Worships God”; Name of the prophet. Surname found as Abadia in 1486 in Almunia de Doña Godina, Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1989, 49,2: 263-306) | ||||||||
| 580 | Ogluev | Ogluevov | Ogluevski | Olu | Turkish | Derives from 'oglu' = Son of and Bulgarian suffix ev | ||||||
| 581 | Ogluevov | See: Ogluev. An unusual use of a double Bulgarian suffix ev followed by ov | ||||||||||
| 582 | Ogluevski | See: Ogluev. An unusual use of a double suffix the Bulgarian ev followed by the Russian one ski | ||||||||||
| 583 | Ohalvo | Spanish | Button hole maker | |||||||||
| 584 | Oliver | Portuguese | Derives from ‘oliveiro’ = olive tree; surname for merchant of olives or olive oil | |||||||||
| 585 | Olu | See: Oglu | ||||||||||
| 586 | Ovadia | See: Obadia | ||||||||||
| 587 | Palacci | See: Palatshi | ||||||||||
| 588 | Palachi | See: Palatshi | ||||||||||
| 589 | Paladji | See: Palatshi | ||||||||||
| 590 | Palatshi | Palacci | Palachi | Paladji | Spanish | From the palace; courtier (according to the Encyclopedia Judaica). Many relate this surname to Valadji = from Vallachia. Surname froun in Toledo, Spain in 1492 (Ref.: Beinert, hai. The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. P.323) | ||||||
| 591 | Pali | See: Bali | ||||||||||
| 592 | Pamukov | Turkish | Derives from ‘pamuk’ = cotton and Bulgarian suffix ov; surname given to a merchant of cotton | |||||||||
| 593 | Pando | Spanish | Awakward | |||||||||
| 594 | Panijel | Hebrew | Derives from ‘Peniel’ = Face of God, a medieval Hebrew given name | |||||||||
| 595 | Papo | Greek | Derives from papos = grandfather; Surname found as Papa in 1466 in Sos del Rey Catolico, Spain (Ref.: Sefarad, 1972, 32,1: 89-104) | |||||||||
| 596 | Parasko | Paraskov | Turkish | Derives from ‘para’ = money; someone dealing with money. | ||||||||
| 597 | Paraskov | See: Parasko and Bulgarian suffix ov | ||||||||||
| 598 | Pardal | Spanish | Shrewd, sly, cheating, crafty | |||||||||
| 599 | Pardo | Spanish or Portuguese | Toponym of.Pardo, a locality near Madrid, Spain 2. Brown, grey. Surname found in 1350 in Miranda de Ebro (Ref.: Sefarad, 1941, 1,1: 89-140) | |||||||||
| 600 | Pashali | Turkish | Probably toponym of ‘Mustafa Pasha’, the ancient Turkish name of the Bulgarian locality Svilengrad |