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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MerkadafJudeo-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.
MerkadomJudeo-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.
MirafJudeo-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".
OrovidafJudeo-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.
PuellafRomani (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.
ReinafJudeo-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.
RenafJudeo-Spanish Derived from Spanish reina, meaning "queen", and making it a cognate of Regina.
SidraסדרהfJewish (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.
SimaסימהfHebrew, Jewish, Judeo-Catalan Derived from Aramaic שים "what is entrusted", this name is usually translated as "treasure, collection of valuable objects".