A1. YOUR FIRST STOP FOR THE MEANING OF YOUR FAMILY NAME: The Origin of your family name (in the French
language). More than 16,000 surnames (apellidos) listed. Variant names are
also listed. A real find! While the site is in French text, it is not
difficult to understand. Click on the French tricolor flag to bring up the search engine.
A2. SEPHARDIC
GENEALOGY BY DNA. This link takes you to a DNA testing service that
endevors to determine for you if you are geneticaly related to the Cohains, Levites or
Israelites. The service also has the capabilty to inform you to what families in
their data base you are geneticaly related. You are at the cutting edge.
This site contains Sephardic and Converso names. A lot of emphasis on the Nahman
family and the Jews of Toledo, Spain. Ben Nahman is the host of this site. He
will answer questions and is most cooperative.
A4. Philip Abensure of ETSI magazine, has
compiled a list of Sephardic names from Morocco extracted from the book, "LES
NOMS DES JUIFS DU MAROC", (The Jewish Names of Morocco) by ABRAHAM
LAREDO. This informative book not only provides surnames, but also
recognized variants, small genealogies and family origins. If you had family expelled from
Iberia you should research this list. It is a very short distance from Iberia to
North Africa across the Straits of Gibralter and many Sephardim took this option.
The purposeof ETSI (founded in 1998) is to assist those interested in Sephardic genealogy
and historical research with emphasis on the Ottoman Empire and North Africa,
although the site and magazine attempts to serve as an international exchange .
Subscriptions to ETSI are offered at this site. Hundreds and hundreds of Sephardic names
from Morocco
A5. More from MORROCO. Les Noms des Juifs Du Maroc.
The names of Jews of Morroco. This site in French but there should be no problem for
non speakers. Jewish names are listed on the first page. Not all names
are Sephardic.
A6.Still more from names from MORROCO. Les Rabbins du Maroc. The Rabis
of Morroco. Again in French and again no problem. Most of the names appear to
be Sephardic.
A7. The
origin and meaning of Jewish names found in Morroco. Le sens de noms de famiille
juif. Many of the names are Sephardic. This site in French.
A8. The site of Bob and Francine Cassuto.
This site contains more than 5000 Portugues
Sephardic names from more than 1300 marriages in Tunis during the 17th through 19th
centuries. What a great find.
A9.
Tracing The Tribe, a
collection of blogs regarding Jewish genealogy and history, written by
Shelly Talalay Dardashti.. A first class site and author from Israel.
This is not a static site.
A10. http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/7016/jews2.htm
Many, many more Sephardic names listed here under the heading "Conversos
Judasaintes Tried by the Mexican Inquisition, 1528-1815."
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A12. Hundreds of Sephardic names and photos of
tombstones from the Island of Rhodes.
Brought to you by the Rhodes Jewish Museum.
A13.
A14. In memorian to the Jews of Rhodes Exterminated by
the Nazis during the Shoah.
A15.
A17. A list of 26 Sephardim tried
and sentenced by the Inquisition in Toledo in the year 1691. How about life
imprisonment for a 16 year old girl and death for another woman?
A18. A free Family Tree Surname exchange is found
at http://www.cproots.com. This site allows you to
submit your surname and encourages information exchange.
A19. Jewish names (many of them Sephardic) found in
Suriname between the years 1666 and
1997.
A20. A list of 295, mostly Sephardim deported from
Florina, Greece by the Nazis.
A21. A hundreds of Sephardic names from Rhodes.
Part of the Rhodes Jewish Museum Site by Don and Aron Hasson. A wonderful site
with many photos and sound clips.
A22.
A23. LIST OF SEPHARDIC IMMIGRANTS to Chile
during the years 1900-1990.
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A25. Investigação
e Releitura dos Sobrenomes Luso-brasileiros Portugese - Brazilian
Surnames, by Walter Santos Baptista. This is an informative publication
that provides the history and origin of many Sephardic names found in Brazil
today. A very professional research paper.
A26. Medieval names:
Jewish names from Spain. Scroll for the subject you want. Sephardim.com has many
more medieval names, but this site may help.
A27.
A list of 15 names recorded at the Jewish Cemetery,
Charles, Nevis. Because
of the more than more than 700 year occupation of some parts of Spain and Portugal, many
Sephardim have names with Arabic roots. This page provides an English translation of some Arabic names
found on this site.
A29. Definition of some Jewish names. Not
all the names are Sephardic.
A30. Medieval Spanish/Jewish
names of the 13th and 14th centuries.
A31. Index to the Jewish community
of Cuba (Communidad Hebrea de Cuba). From the cite "The Jews of Cuba", by Professor
Daniel Kazez. The names are extracted from the book, La Communidad Hebrea de
Cuba" by Magalit Bejarano. Not all the names listed are Sephardic.
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A34.
A35. The AMERICAN FAMILY IMMIGRATION
HISTORY CENTER, ELLIS ISLAND. Research your family from among 22 million immigrants
that entered the Port of New York through Ellis
Island during the period 1892 -1924. This is a busy site so have patience.
A36. Want to know more about the
genealogy of the Rodriguez
family? Here is a Rodriquez Forum.
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A38. All you ever wanted to know
about the contruction of Spanish
Family Names and perhaps more.
A39. Morocan Jews (mostly sephardim) in
the Amazon. A history with names by Dr. Jeff Malka.
A40. Our Last Hundred Years in Haydarpasa.
(Instanbul) A partial list of Sephardic names for the book by Anri Niyego.
Names compiled by Daniel Kazez. Hundreds of names.
A41. This is a link to the home page
of Congregation Kadosha Jania of New York City. You will find a holocaust page containing the names of Romaniote and
Sephardic Jews. Click at the bottom of the home page on the last purple square to
arrive at the holocaust page. Holocaust pages are not joyous to read, but they are
normally very factual.
A42. More than 10,000 names taken
from Caribean tombstones. This link is a
search engine, so you must have a name in mind. You will not see a list of names.
It's a great find. Not all the names are of Sephardic origin.
