Jewish (Sephardic) Submitted Names

Sephardic names are used by Sephardic Jews, who are Jews from the Iberian Peninsula and their descendants in the diaspora. See also about Jewish names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Matrilla f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Matrieylla.

Mayl m Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Meir.

Maymon m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Maimun 1.

Maymona f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Arabic
Feminine form of Maimon.

Maymonus m Judeo-Catalan (Latinized)
Latinized form of Maymon.

Mayna f Judeo-Spanish

Mayrona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Catalan feminine diminutive of Meir.

Mazal מזל f & m Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Means "luck" in Hebrew.

Mazalca f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Mazalta.

Mazalco f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Mazalta.

Mazalta f Jewish, Judeo-Provençal (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Most likely derived from the Hebrew expression mazal tov "good fortune".

Mazaltov מַזָּל טוֹב f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Elaborated form of Mazal

Mazelta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Mazalta.

Menax m Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Menashe.

Meri f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Merjam.

Meriam f Cornish (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meriama f Judeo-Catalan (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Miriam.

Merian f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Meriyan f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Merjam f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Miriam.

Merkada f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents.

Merkado m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Judeo-Spanish merkado or Spanish mercado, both meaning "market". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was sold by its parents. Masculine form of Merkada.

Meryan f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Mevorach m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew for "the one who blesses". See Baruch.

Mima f English (Rare), Judeo-Italian (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Short form of Jemima.

Mina f Judeo-Spanish

Mira f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Spanish short form of Mirian and Judeo-Catalan short form of Miriam. In some cases it might also be a direct adoption of Judeo-Spanish mira "myrrh" (compare Spanish mirra) or an adoption of the popular Catalan feminine Mira, meaning "notable".

Mirah f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Mirah 3.

Mirea f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Variant of Mira.

Miria f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Mirian f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.

Mirien f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Miriam.

Mita f Judeo-Spanish

Mometa f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Momete f Judeo-Catalan

Mosen m Judeo-Spanish

Moshico m Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Moshe.

Mosse m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Mossé.

Mossé m Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal
Catalan and Provençal form of Moses.

Mree m Judeo-Catalan

Olecta f Judeo-Spanish

Oraduena f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Oradueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Oraduynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Orceti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oroceti.

Orduna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Oridueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Ornach f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oruach.

Ornache f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oruach.

Ornanchi f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oruach.

Oro f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish oro, meaning "gold".

Orocara f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Cara.

Oroçeti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oroceti.

Oroceti f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Ceti.

Orocieiti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oroceti.

Orodoyna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Orodueyna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Orodueyniya f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Orodueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Dueynna.

Oromadre f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Judeo-Spanish madre, meaning "mother".

Oromatri f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oromadre.

Orosol f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Sol 1.

Orossol f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orosol.

Orouita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orovida.

Orovida f Judeo-Spanish
Means "golden life" from Spanish oro "gold" combined with vida "life". This name was used by Jewish women in the medieval kingdom of Navarre.

Orovido f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orovida.

Orovita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orovida.

Oru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oro.

Oruach f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a combination of Oro 1 and Acha 3.

Orubita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orovida.

Orucara f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orocara.

Orudueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Orumatillera f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Oromadre.

Orusol f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orosol.

Orussol f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orosol.

Orusul f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orosol.

Palomba f Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Italian
Either a Judeo-Spanish form of Paloma or derived from Vulgar Latin palumba "dove; pigeon".

Perfeit m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Perfectus.

Perfeito m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Perfeit.

Perfet m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Perfeytus m Judeo-Catalan (Latinized)
Latinized form of Perfeit.

Petit m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Catalan petit "small", this name was used as a translation of Hebrew Katan.

Petita f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Petit.

Philippo m Interlingua, Judeo-Catalan
Interlingua and Judeo-Catalan form of Philip.

Poncella f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish cognate of Pucella.

Precia f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)

Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".

Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.

Prison f Judeo-Catalan

Profait m Judeo-Catalan

Profet m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Puella f Romani (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Latin puella, meaning "girl, maiden; sweetheart, mistress". As a Judeo-Spanish name, it was used as a Latinate variant of Poncella.

Pulcra f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Pulchra.

Puncela f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Poncella.

Puncella f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Poncella.

Rael f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Rachel.

Rajel f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Rachel.

Rega f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Regina.

Reginona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic)
Diminutive of Regina.

Reina f Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Manx
Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish and Manx cognate of Regina. As a Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal and Judeo-Spanish name, it was used as an equivalent of Ceti and a translation of Malka in the Middle Ages.

Rena f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish reina, meaning "queen", and making it a cognate of Regina.

Reni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Rena.

Renika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Reni.

Reyllitieylla f Judeo-Spanish

Reyna f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Spanish
Medieval English variant of Regina (influenced by Old French reine, meaning "queen"), Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Reine and Judeo-Spanish variant of Reina 2... [more]

Reynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Reina 2.

Ribeka f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare), Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Rivka.

Rika f Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Rifka.

Salamo m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Solomon.

Salomó m Catalan, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal
Catalan form of Solomon.

Saloro f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Saloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Salves m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Samiel m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Samuel.

Sancia f Medieval Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Gascon
(Medieval) Spanish, Judeo-Catalan and Gascon form of Sanctia.

Sarika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian
Diminutive of Sara.

Sarta f Judeo-Catalan
Most likely a diminutive of Sara.

Sechi f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a variant of Ceti.

Senjora f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish señora, meaning "lady".

Sidra סדרה f Jewish (Sephardic, ?)
Means "order, sequence" in Hebrew. It refers to a weekly reading portion of the Torah, so the whole Torah is completed every year. This name is typical of North African Jewry.

Signora f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Derived from Spanish señora or Italian signora, both meaning "lady".

Sima סימה f Hebrew, Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Derived from Aramaic שים "what is entrusted", this name is usually translated as "treasure, collection of valuable objects".

Sinjora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Senjora and Signora.

Soibeillida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solbeillita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solbelita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbellida.

Solbeliya f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Solbella.

Solbella f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Bella 1.

Solbellida f Judeo-Spanish
Either a combination of Sol 1 and Bellida or a diminutive of Solbella.

Solbeynflita f Judeo-Spanish

Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol 1.

Soli f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Sol 1.

Solloru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Solora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.