KALONYMOS Origin of surname
KALONYMOS, CALONIMOS, KALONIMOS, KLONIMOS, COLONOMOS, KOLONIKOS, KALMOS
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname, or from a Gentile or vernacular personal name.
The Greek for "beautiful/good name", Kalonymos is an equivalent of the Hebrew Shem Tov ("good name"). Greek names became popular with Jews during the Hellenistic period when many of them also adopted the Greek way of life in the 3rd century BCE, such as Johanan-Horkenos, Yannai-Alexander, Judah-Aristobulos and Shlomit-Alexandra. Several spellings and variants of the Greek Kalonymos are recorded. In its original form, it is documented as a Jewish name in 8th century Italy, and in central Europe in the 10th century with the Jewish courtier and friend of emperor Otto II, Kalonymos the Jew. The first Latin variant was Kalonymus, which produced Calmus, the Italian forms Calo and Calimani, and the French Calot. Central and Eastern Europe developed names based on Kalman/Calman, adding the patronymic suffixes (to indicate descent from a male ancestor's personal name) "-so(h)n" and "-vitz/witz" (German), and "-vic/vitch" (Slavic), and variants such as Kleimann and Klee. Mentioned in the 13th century, Kalman is found in the 17th century in the form Kalmann, when Hirschel and Perl Kalmann from Prague (Bohemia) visited the Leipzig fair (Germany) in 1682. Kalamon is recorded in 18th century Alsace. The name Caleman is documented in Wuerzburg (Germany) in 1212. The German-born official purveyor to Louis XV, Moses Eliezer Liefmann Calmer, became the first Jewish French nobleman.
The French form Cale is found during the same period in Alsace and Germany.
The primary Greeksource of this Jewish name re-appeared in the 13th century in Avignon in Provence with Kalonymos Ben Kalonymos of Arles France). Kalmos is documented in Alsace in the late 18th century, and Colonomos at Lyon (France) and Miami (USA) in the 20th century.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname, or from a Gentile or vernacular personal name.
The Greek for "beautiful/good name", Kalonymos is an equivalent of the Hebrew Shem Tov ("good name"). Greek names became popular with Jews during the Hellenistic period when many of them also adopted the Greek way of life in the 3rd century BCE, such as Johanan-Horkenos, Yannai-Alexander, Judah-Aristobulos and Shlomit-Alexandra. Several spellings and variants of the Greek Kalonymos are recorded. In its original form, it is documented as a Jewish name in 8th century Italy, and in central Europe in the 10th century with the Jewish courtier and friend of emperor Otto II, Kalonymos the Jew. The first Latin variant was Kalonymus, which produced Calmus, the Italian forms Calo and Calimani, and the French Calot. Central and Eastern Europe developed names based on Kalman/Calman, adding the patronymic suffixes (to indicate descent from a male ancestor's personal name) "-so(h)n" and "-vitz/witz" (German), and "-vic/vitch" (Slavic), and variants such as Kleimann and Klee. Mentioned in the 13th century, Kalman is found in the 17th century in the form Kalmann, when Hirschel and Perl Kalmann from Prague (Bohemia) visited the Leipzig fair (Germany) in 1682. Kalamon is recorded in 18th century Alsace. The name Caleman is documented in Wuerzburg (Germany) in 1212. The German-born official purveyor to Louis XV, Moses Eliezer Liefmann Calmer, became the first Jewish French nobleman.
The French form Cale is found during the same period in Alsace and Germany.
The primary Greeksource of this Jewish name re-appeared in the 13th century in Avignon in Provence with Kalonymos Ben Kalonymos of Arles France). Kalmos is documented in Alsace in the late 18th century, and Colonomos at Lyon (France) and Miami (USA) in the 20th century.