MALKA Origin of surname
MALKA, MALCA
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 Malca/Malka, the Aramaic term for "king", and is an equivalent of the Hebrew Melech or the Spanish El Rey. It may have been a patronymic name (derived from a male ancestor's personal name) originally. In the Gaonic period it was a personal name. Another possibility is that it is a toponymic name based on the city of Malaga in southern Spain. A toponymic is a name derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country. Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Others have interpreted the name to indicate Jewish communal authority or titles, based on rank or social status, similat to names such as the Arabic Sheikh/Cheikh and Sultan.
Malca is common as a Jewish family name among families from Morocco whose origins are in Spain.
Malca is recorded as a Jewish family name in Morocco in the early 16th century. In the 19th century, Malka is recorded as a Jewish family name in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated October 26, 1803, of Esther, daughter of Moise Malka, and her husband Isaac, son of Samuel Pansieri.
Malca is recorded as a Jewish family name in Morocco in the early 16th century. In the 19th century, Malka is recorded as a Jewish family name in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated October 26, 1803, of Esther, daughter of Moise Malka, and her husband Isaac, son of Samuel Pansieri.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Malka include the 14th century Moroccan kabbalist, Nissim Malka; Rabbi Solomon Malka (1878-1949), who was a rabbi and spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Sudan from 1906; and the 20th century Israeli painter, Yaakov Malka.
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 Malca/Malka, the Aramaic term for "king", and is an equivalent of the Hebrew Melech or the Spanish El Rey. It may have been a patronymic name (derived from a male ancestor's personal name) originally. In the Gaonic period it was a personal name. Another possibility is that it is a toponymic name based on the city of Malaga in southern Spain. A toponymic is a name derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country. Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Others have interpreted the name to indicate Jewish communal authority or titles, based on rank or social status, similat to names such as the Arabic Sheikh/Cheikh and Sultan.
Malca is common as a Jewish family name among families from Morocco whose origins are in Spain.
Malca is recorded as a Jewish family name in Morocco in the early 16th century. In the 19th century, Malka is recorded as a Jewish family name in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated October 26, 1803, of Esther, daughter of Moise Malka, and her husband Isaac, son of Samuel Pansieri.
Malca is recorded as a Jewish family name in Morocco in the early 16th century. In the 19th century, Malka is recorded as a Jewish family name in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated October 26, 1803, of Esther, daughter of Moise Malka, and her husband Isaac, son of Samuel Pansieri.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Malka include the 14th century Moroccan kabbalist, Nissim Malka; Rabbi Solomon Malka (1878-1949), who was a rabbi and spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Sudan from 1906; and the 20th century Israeli painter, Yaakov Malka.