Jews in Catalonia: 1250 to 1400 - Men's Bynames

by Juliana de Luna (Julia Smith)

© 2002 by Julia Smith; all rights reserved.

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Data in Original (Latin) forms

Patronymic Bynames:

with ben
ben Aaron
ben Annum
ben Salmo

with filius
filius quondam Boneti de Apiara
filius Aaron ben Aarde
filius Astruch Crexent

with de
den Adret (= de En Adret)

with no connector (forms ending in -i or -is are genitive forms)
Abrahe (3)
Astruc
Astruch
Astruchi
Astrugii
Astrugui
Atruch
Bondia
Bonet
Deuslosall
Garcia (2)
Iacob
Iuceff (4)
Salamonis
Salmonis (2)
Samiel
Sulam (2)
Sullam
Vitalis (2)

Patronymic plus Cohen:

Abrae Coen
Abrahe Choen (2)
Iacob Choen (3)
Ysach Choen

Patronymic plus something else:

Ali Bedoz
Mosse de Narbona
Salmonis de Barchinona (Latin form of Barcelona)
Sullam de Porta

Bynames with Aben:

Abenhazen
Abenmenax
abenono
Abenvenist de Morela
Abenvives (3)
Avincabra

Locative bynames:

de Belcaire
de Besaldu
de Besalu
de Biterris (2)
de Dertusa (Tortusa)
de Gerunda
de la Cavaleria
de la Rotxela
de Limos
de Luenello
de Lunel
de Porta (2)
de Soall (2)
de Tudela
de Valencia
de Za Real
Provencalem (Latin 'from Provence')
sa Porta
za porta

Cohen/Levi:

Choen
Coen
Cohen (2)
Levi

Other bynames:

Adarra
Ascarelli
Azariam
Azcarel
Bedoç (2)
Bedoz (4)
Coras
el Neyto
Iacob Sicxoni
Iudei de Bisuldune
Iudeo
Maimo
Modeci
Saltellis
Satelli

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Last updated: 25 September, 2002