BUHBUT Origin of surname
BUHBUT, BOHBOT, BOUHBOT, BUCHBUT, BACHBUT
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 an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Bohbot is a Berber nickname, derived from Hbot, which means a "belly", and the prefix "Bo-" means "father". The nickname means a "fat man". In some cases Bohbot is derived from Habat, which means "scar", thus Bohbot means a "scarred man". The name is recorded as a Jewish family name in Morocco and Algeria since the 16th century. At that period many personal names and titles were becoming hereditary, fixed family names. Bohbot is common among Jewish families originated in Rabat and Bani Mellal, Morocco. Other related family names include Botot and Bohbit.
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 an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Bohbot is a Berber nickname, derived from Hbot, which means a "belly", and the prefix "Bo-" means "father". The nickname means a "fat man". In some cases Bohbot is derived from Habat, which means "scar", thus Bohbot means a "scarred man". The name is recorded as a Jewish family name in Morocco and Algeria since the 16th century. At that period many personal names and titles were becoming hereditary, fixed family names. Bohbot is common among Jewish families originated in Rabat and Bani Mellal, Morocco. Other related family names include Botot and Bohbit.