Jews in Catalonia: 1250 to 1400 - Men's Given Names
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Jews in Catalonia: 1250 to 1400 - Men's Given Names

by Juliana de Luna (Julia Smith)

© 2002 by Julia Smith; all rights reserved.

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Men's Given Names (by Frequency)

Name Number Variant Spellings
Mosse 21  
Salamo 20 Salamon
Vidal 18 Vidal, Vital, Vidas
Astruc 17 Astruc, Astruch, Astrugo, Astruguetus, Astrugus
Juceff 11 Iuceff
Abraham 9 Abraam, Abrae, Abrafin, Abrahe
Jacob 9 Iacob, Iacobo
Isaac 8 Isaach, Isach, Isaccus
David 6 Davi, Davui
Bondia 5  
Jehuda 5 Iafudano, Iahuda, Iahudano, Iahdanus
Vives 5  
Cresques 4  
Durant 4 Durandus
Bonisac 3 Bonasasch
Profait 3  
Samuel 3 Samiel
Asher 2  
Belam 2  
Biona 2  
Bonafos 2  
Bonsenyor 2  
Deuslosal 2  
Fagim 2  
Izmael 2 Azmel, Hizmael
Maymon 2 Maymonus
Perfeit 2 Perfeytus, Perfeito

Each of the following names appeared only once: Altirenus, Ayhono , Azaria, Belshom/Bellihominis, Benjuda, Benvenist, Bernat, Bondavid, Boniacip (may be Bonmacip 'good slave'), Bondit, Bonet, Bonfill, Bonjudas, Bonjuses, Carecausa, Chaim/Kaim, Elias, Evescha, Habib/Fabib, Horsa, Lomach, Marçoch, Meir, Menahem, Mree, Omar, Philip/Philippo, Ruben, Salves , Toroz, and Zach

Men's Names in Alphabetical Order

Abraham 9   Horsa 1

    Abraam

    Isaac 8

    Abrae

   

    Isaach

    Abrafin

   

    Isaccus

    Abrahe

   

    Isach

Altirenus 1   Izmael 2
Asher 2  

    Azmel

Astruc 17  

Hizmael

    Astruch

    Jacob 9

    Astrugo

   

    Iacob

    Astruguetus

   

    Iacobo

    Astrugus

    Jehuda 5
Ayhono 1  

    Iafudano

Azaria 1  

    Iahdanus

Belam 2  

    Iahuda

Belshom/Bellihominis 1  

Iahudano

Benjuda 1   Juceff 11
Benvenist 1  

    Iuceff

Bernat 1   Lomach 1
Biona 2   Marçoch 1
Bonafos 2   Maymon 2
Bondavid 1  

    Maymonus

Bondia 5   Meir 1
Bondit 1   Menahem 1
Bonet 1   Mosse 21
Bonfill 1   Mree 1
Boniacip 1   Omar 1
Bonisac 3   Perfeit 2

    Bonasasch

   

    Perfeito

Bonjudas 1  

Perfeytus

Bonjuses 1   Philip/Philippo 1
Bonsenyor 2   Profait 3
Carecausa 1   Ruben 1
Chaim/Kaim 1   Salamo 20
Cresques 4  

    Salamon

David 6   Salves 1
Davi     Samuel 3

    Davui

   

    Samiel

Deuslosal

2   Toroz 1
Durant 4   Vidal 18
    Durandus    

    Vidas

Elias 1  

    Vital

Evescha 1   Vives 5
Fagim 2   Zach 1
Habib/Fabib 1      

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