Darmon (Darmann, Darmond) — Jewish Lineage

History

Jewish family of North Africa, attested in the communities of Algeria, Constantinois, Oranie, Sahara, Morocco, Tunisia. Maurice Eisenbeth records 8 spelling variants of this surname in his onomastic dictionary of 1936. The entry describes the places of settlement, the written forms and, where known, the rabbinical or communal figures associated with the lineage. Meaning of the name: from Dharmon, a branch of the Berber tribe of the Haouara (Tripolitania/Tunisia); cf. Djebel Dharmoun — source: Dafina, « Les noms des Juifs du Maroc ». Patronymic of Berber origin, an ethnic name of a fraction of the Haoura tribe, which roamed Tripolitania and Tunisia and was driven back toward the Aurès and Tébessa by the invasion of the Hilalian Arab tribes in the 11th century; many of these Haoura professed Judaism before their conversion to Islam. Other forms: Darmoni, Ben Darmoun, Darmond, Darmont, Darmony, Darmouni. — Source: J. Toledano, « Une histoire de familles : les noms de famille juifs d'Afrique du Nord ».

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Variants of the name (10)

One name, a hundred faces.

The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.

DarmannDarmondDarmoneDarmoniDarmontDarmonyDarmounDarmouniDermonEddarmon

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Bibliography

Maurice Eisenbeth, Les Juifs de l'Afrique du Nord — Démographie & Onomastique (1936), Imprimerie du Lycée, Alger
Abraham I. Laredo, Les Noms des Juifs du Maroc (1978), CSIC, Madrid

Darmon

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Variants of the name (10)

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