Judeo-Spanish Submitted Names

Abadian m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Obadiah.

Aljohar אלגוהר f Judeo-Spanish
Medieval Navarran Jewish name, probably derived from the Arabic phrase al Jawhari "the gem". This name was used by Jewish women in the medieval kingdom of Navarre, occurring in 14th- and 15th-century documents written by Jews in Hebrew or Ladino (Ladino being the everyday language of the Jews; it is akin to Spanish, but was written down using Hebrew characters).... [more]

Alphandery m Judeo-Spanish

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.

Astera f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Aster.

Astero אסטרו f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Greek, Judeo-Greek
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek variant of Esther.

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.

Atsero f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Aster.

Ayna f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish variant of Chana.

Aynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Ayna.

Balomba f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Palomba.

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.

Bechor m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Becher.

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.

Bellida f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bella.

Bellika f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bella.

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.

Bida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish

Blanqua f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, Gascon
Cognate of Blanca.

Boena f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Buena.

Boli f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Turkish
Means "honey" in Turkish.

Bolisa f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bolissa.

Bolissa f Jewish (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Variation on Bulissa, influenced by Boli.

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.

Bonastruga f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal
Feminine form of Bonastruc.

Bonona f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bona.

Buena f Jewish, Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.

Buenastruga f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bonastruga.

Bueno m Judeo-Spanish
Masculine form of Buena.

Bulisa f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bulissa.

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.

Buni f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive 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.

Çapora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant Ladino form of Zipporah.

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".

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.

Cidila הלידיס f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Ceti (via the variant Çida).

Cima f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Hebrew Simcha.

Cipiora f Judeo-Spanish
Ladino form of Zipporah.

Cleret f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish diminutive of Clara.

Diamanta f Judeo-Spanish
means "diamond"

Dika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Delisja.

Dolça f 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".

Duena f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "lady, mistress" in Judeo-Spanish, ultimately from Latin domina "mistress".

Ela f Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Rahel.

Ermoza f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Fermoza.

Esperansa f Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Catalan, Indonesian
Judeo-Spanish form of Esperanza.

Esterona f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan variant of Esther.

Estirola f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
Diminutive of Ester.

Estraya f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Estrella.

Estreilla f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Esther.

Estreja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish and Bosnian form of Estrella.

Ezter f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Esther.

Fermoza f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish name derived from Latin formosa "pretty; shapely".

Flori f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Flora.

Gaia f Judeo-Spanish
Means "gay, happy" in Judeo-Spanish.

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.

Hanika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

Hualit m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Arabic Walid.

Ita f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic), Jewish
Possibly a diminutive of Yehudit/Judit.

Izika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Izraela.

Izraela יזראַעלאַ f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Tat, Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Israela.

Jaco m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Jacob.

Jamilla f Judeo-Spanish, African American, Spanish (Philippines), Dutch (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Jamila.

Jemila f Muslim (Rare), Judeo-Spanish, Jewish (?)
Rare variant transcription of Jamila.

Klari f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Klara.

Kleret f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish diminutive of Klara, Clara, or Clarisa.

Ledicia f Asturian, Galician, Judeo-Spanish
Asturian, Galician and Judeo-Spanish form of Letitia. The name coincides with Galician ledicia "delight, joy".

Loba f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Lumbrila f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a Judeo-Spanish form of Ludmila.

Luni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Luna.

Lunika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
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.

Margellina f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Margelina.

Mati f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Mathilde, Matilda or Matel, often used among chassidim or in Israel.

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

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 f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Elaborated form of Mazal

Meri f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Merjam.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Orovida f Jewish, 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 (see http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juetta/nav_intro.html).

Oru f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oro.

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

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

Precia f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)

Preciosa f Medieval English, Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Galician
Derived from the Old French precios (itself from the Latin pretiōsa) "precious, of great value". It was recorded three times in medieval England, in 1203 and 1279 as Preciosa, and in 1327 as Precious (which was probably the vernacular form).... [more]

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.

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

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

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

Sarika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian
Diminutive of Sara.

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".

Sinjora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Senjora and Signora.

Soleina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Sol.

Soltana f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sultana.

Stirola f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
Variant of Estirola.

Sumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Turkish sümbül, meaning "hyacinth".

Tita f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Sephardic diminutive of Esther.

Ventura f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "fortune, luck, happiness" in Spanish.

Venturina f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Ventura, a Ladino name meaning "(good) luck, fortune".

Yerussa f Judeo-Spanish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory considers this name a variant of Jerusha.

Zalema m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan adaption of Salimah.

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.