Judeo-Spanish Submitted Names

Judeo-Spanish (or Ladino) names were used by Sephardic Jews living in Spain. See also about Jewish names.
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Abadian m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Obadiah.
Aljoeir אלג'ואיר f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aljohar.
Aljohar אלגוהר f Judeo-Spanish
Medieval Navarran Jewish name, derived from Andalusian Arabic الجوهر‎ (al-jawhar) meaning "the jewel", from Arabic جَوْهَر‎ (jawhar) "jewel, gem, pearl", from Persian گوهر‎ (gowhar)... [more]
Amadh f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish name. Could come from Amada or be an Arabic name integrated into the language.
Amadio m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Amadeo.
Aster f Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Old Judeo-Spanish form and Judeo-French variant of Esther via Greek aster, "star". It was already used in Judeo-Latin.
Asterona f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan variant of Esther.
Astruc m Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal, Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan
Derived from Provençal astruc "lucky", ultimately from Greek aster "star" and thus having the extended meaning of "born under a good star".... [more]
Astruga f Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal, Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Astruc. This name was also used as a Judeo-Spanish translation of Mazal.
Astrugo m Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Italian and Judeo-Spanish form of Astruc.
Ayna f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish variant of Chana.
Aynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ayna.
Barcelay m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Barsilai.
Basseva f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-French and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Batsheva.
Bechora f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Feminine form of Bechor.
Beja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Judeo-Spanish variant of Bella, also as a Bosnian and Slovene form.
Bella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bela, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.
Bellida f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bella.
Beneuenta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.
Benuenguta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.
Benuta f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Buena or a contracted form of Benvenuta.
Benvenida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Bienvenida.
Benvenuta f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Judeo-Spanish for "welcome". Variation of Benvenida. Female form of Benvenuto.
Betika f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Elisabet.
Bienbenguda f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.
Boli f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Turkish
Means "honey" in Turkish.
Bona f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Latin bona "good or brave woman".
Bonadona f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan equivalent of Judeo-Italian Bonadonna.
Bonafilia f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Latin bona, the feminine form of the adjective bonus, "good; kind; noble" and filia "daughter".... [more]
Bonastruc m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Combination of bono "good" and Astruc. This name was used as a translation of Gad and Mazal Tov.
Bonona f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bona.
Buena f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.
Buendía m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish buen día, meaning "good day" and making it a cognate of Bonjour.
Bueno m Judeo-Spanish
Masculine form of Buena.
Bulissa f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
From the Hebrew baalat bayit ("mistress of the house"), which became baalas bayis / balabuste in Yiddish, and then was transformed into a Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek name.
Bune בון m Yiddish, Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Short form of Bunem and masculine form of Buena.
Cadin f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Form the Turkish name Kadın that got integrated into Judeo-Spanish.
Çalahadi m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Saladin.
Calahorrano m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish calahorrano, meaning "man from Calahorra".
Çapora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant Ladino form of Zipporah.
Çara f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Sara.
Çeti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.
Ceti f Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)
Feminine equivalent of Cid, a byname derived from the Old Castilian loan word Çid, itself derived from the dialectal Arabic word sīdī (سيدي ) "my lord; my master", ultimately from Arabic as-sayyid (السيّد ) "the lord; the master".
Cetieylla f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Ceti.
Cety f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.
Chera f Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French chere, the feminine form of the adjective cher, chier "dear, dearest; expensive; costly; important, noteworthy" as well as a short form of Anchera.
Çida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ceti.
Cidila הלידיס f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Ceti (via the variant Çida).
Çima f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Cima.
Cima f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Hebrew Simcha.
Cipiora f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Zipporah.
Cleret f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish diminutive of Clara.
Colata f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Latin colata, meaning "cleansed, purified", with the connotation of "adamant, steadfast".
Çulema m Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish and Moorish form of Solomon.
Cyma f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Cima.
Dolça דולסה f Catalan, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Spanish
Cognate of Dulce and Dolce.
Dolceamori f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Means "sweetheart" in Judeo-Spanish.
Dona f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Italian
Derived from Italian donna or Spanish doña, both meaning "lady".
Dueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Means "lady, mistress" in Judeo-Spanish, ultimately from Latin domina, meaning "mistress".
Ecli f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Acli.
Esterona f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan variant of Esther.
Estraya f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Estrella.
Estreja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish and Bosnian form of Estrella.
Ezter f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Esther.
Fermosa f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish name derived from Latin formosa, meaning "pretty; shapely".
Flori f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Flora.
Galaf m Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Spanish form of Arabic Halif.
Gaya f Judeo-Spanish
Means "gay, happy" in Judeo-Spanish.
Gentile m & f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Probably a Judeo-Italian and Judeo-Spanish form of Yentl.
Gento m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Hebrew Shem Tov "good name".
Hania f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish variant of both Haniyya and Hannah.
Honnor f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Judeo-Spanish honor, meaning "honor".
Horo f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oro 1.
Hualit m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Arabic Walid.
Hude f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hode.
Hurnaqli f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly derived from Oruaqli, itself a combination of Oro 1 and Acli.
Ita f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish
a diminutive of Judith
Izraela יזראַעלאַ f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Tat, Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Israela.
Jaco m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Jacob.
Jemila f Muslim (Rare), Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)
Rare variant transcription of Jamila.
Katan קָטָן m Judeo-Spanish
From the Hebrew word קָטָן (katan) meaning "Small"
Kleret f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish diminutive of Klara, Clara, or Clarisa.
Lediçia f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Letitia.
Lumbrila f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish form of Ludmila.
Luni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Luna.
Marçoch m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Marzūq.
Margelina f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Margalit.
Mati f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Mathilde, Matilda or Matel, often used among chassidim or in Israel.
Matrieylla f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Judeo-Spanish madre, meaning "mother".
Mazal מזל f & m Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Means "luck" in Hebrew.
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
Meri f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Merjam.
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.
Mevorach m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew for "the one who blesses". See Baruch.
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".
Mirian f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.
Oro f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish oro, meaning "gold".
Orocara f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Cara.
Oroceti f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Ceti.
Orodueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Dueynna.
Oromadre f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Judeo-Spanish madre, meaning "mother".
Orosol f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Oro 1 and Sol 1.
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.
Oru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oro.
Oruach f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a combination of Oro 1 and Acha 3.
Orumatillera f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Oromadre.
Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.
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.
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.
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.
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]
Sarika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian
Diminutive of Sara.
Sechi f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a variant of Ceti.
Senjora f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish señora, meaning "lady".
Signora f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Derived from Spanish señora or Italian signora, both meaning "lady".
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.
Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol 1.
Soli f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Sol 1.
Soloro f Judeo-Spanish
Combination of Sol 1 and Oro 1.
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