SHRIKI Origin of surname
SHRIKI, SHRIQUI, CHRIQUI
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (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.
Shriki is a variant of Asharqui and Esharqui, Arabic words meaning "Oriental/Easterner". In the Iberian peninsula they are linked to Sharquia, the eastern part of Spain covering the regions of Alicante, Almeria and Cartagena. In old Spanish documents, the two Arabic Jewish names are found as Axarqui and Exarquino. Diminutive forms comprise Ashriqui, Eshriqui, Chriqui and Shriqui. North African Arabic variants, among them Alqabli, Lqabli, Lkabli, El Kabli and Elcabli, also meaning "easterner", were applied in Morocco to the inhabitants of Alqabla, a region in the south east of the country. These terms and names are often equated with "Levantine", that is from the eastern Mediterranean, and the Hebrew Mizrachi. Other related family names: Akarqui and Exarquino are documented as Jewish family names in 1282. Asharqui, Eshriqui and Shuriqui are recorded in the 18th century. Shriqui is found in the 19th century.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Shriqui include the 19th century merchant Joseph Shriqui of Tangiers.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (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.
Shriki is a variant of Asharqui and Esharqui, Arabic words meaning "Oriental/Easterner". In the Iberian peninsula they are linked to Sharquia, the eastern part of Spain covering the regions of Alicante, Almeria and Cartagena. In old Spanish documents, the two Arabic Jewish names are found as Axarqui and Exarquino. Diminutive forms comprise Ashriqui, Eshriqui, Chriqui and Shriqui. North African Arabic variants, among them Alqabli, Lqabli, Lkabli, El Kabli and Elcabli, also meaning "easterner", were applied in Morocco to the inhabitants of Alqabla, a region in the south east of the country. These terms and names are often equated with "Levantine", that is from the eastern Mediterranean, and the Hebrew Mizrachi. Other related family names: Akarqui and Exarquino are documented as Jewish family names in 1282. Asharqui, Eshriqui and Shuriqui are recorded in the 18th century. Shriqui is found in the 19th century.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Shriqui include the 19th century merchant Joseph Shriqui of Tangiers.