JARMON Origin of surname
JARMON, DARMON, DHARMEN, DJARMON, DARMONA
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.
The surname Darmon is associated with the Dharmon branch of the great Berber tribe of Haouara in North Africa. In the 18th century, Darmon is recorded as a Jewish family name on a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated December 31, 1789, of Mardochee Hay son of Isaac Darmon and his wife Lea daughter of Joseph Darmon. The name is also recorded with the Tunisian talmudist and kabbalist Moise Darmon (died 1741) of the Grana Jewish community (Jews from Livorno, Italy, who settled in Tunis since the 16th century).
Distinguished bearers of the name include the politician and author Raoul Darmon (1885-1976) from Tunis, author of 'La Situation des Cultes en Tunisie' (Paris, 1930) and 'La Deformation des Cultes en Tunisie'. Jarmon is recorded as a Jewish family name in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated October 5, 1791, of Israel, son of Nahorai Jarmon and his wife Rachel, daughter of Benjamin Ben Dana.
Distinguished bearers of the family name Jarmon include the Tunisian talmudist Nahorai Jarmon. Most of his writings were lost in the destruction of the city by Algerian soldiers in 1756. The remaining works were published in 1787 in Livorno, and titled 'Yither Ha-Baz'. His son, Haim Jarmon (died 1781), was author of 'Tsedaqa Le-Haim' ("Justice for Haim") published in Livorno in 1787.
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.
The surname Darmon is associated with the Dharmon branch of the great Berber tribe of Haouara in North Africa. In the 18th century, Darmon is recorded as a Jewish family name on a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated December 31, 1789, of Mardochee Hay son of Isaac Darmon and his wife Lea daughter of Joseph Darmon. The name is also recorded with the Tunisian talmudist and kabbalist Moise Darmon (died 1741) of the Grana Jewish community (Jews from Livorno, Italy, who settled in Tunis since the 16th century).
Distinguished bearers of the name include the politician and author Raoul Darmon (1885-1976) from Tunis, author of 'La Situation des Cultes en Tunisie' (Paris, 1930) and 'La Deformation des Cultes en Tunisie'. Jarmon is recorded as a Jewish family name in a 'ketubbah' from Tunis dated October 5, 1791, of Israel, son of Nahorai Jarmon and his wife Rachel, daughter of Benjamin Ben Dana.
Distinguished bearers of the family name Jarmon include the Tunisian talmudist Nahorai Jarmon. Most of his writings were lost in the destruction of the city by Algerian soldiers in 1756. The remaining works were published in 1787 in Livorno, and titled 'Yither Ha-Baz'. His son, Haim Jarmon (died 1781), was author of 'Tsedaqa Le-Haim' ("Justice for Haim") published in Livorno in 1787.