ELKOUBY Origin of surname
ELKOUBY, EL KOUBY, ELKOBY, ELCOUBI, EL COUBI, ELKOUBI
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Elcoubi 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.
This surname is associated with K(o)uby, which Rashi (1040-1105) interpreted as a place name, is mentioned in a talmudic reference to a story from the 5th century. Origins of Kouby and similar family names are also found in Baakuba/Baquba in Babylon, Kufa near Baghdad, and Kobaa/Kobei in the Judean desert, as well as in a number of localities in North Africa, among them Gouba, Alquba, Qubbia in Morocco, and Koub(b)a, a suburb of Algiers. In some cases, Elcoubi is derived from the Hebrew biblical male personal name Yaacov, which in Arabic was transformed to Yaacob/Yaacub. In some cases, Elcoubi was originally a personal Arabic nickname which means "large/round head". Other related family names include Goubi, Cobbe, Koby and Xoubi. Elcoubi is documented as a Jewish family name in the 16th century in Morocco. In the 20th century, Eldouby is recorded as a Jewish family name with the Elkouby family from Morocco, who perished in the tragic Egoz incident. The ship Egoz, carrying immigrants from Morocco to Israel, had been chartered by the Jewish underground in Morocco. It sank with the loss of 44 passengers, on January 10, 1961.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Elkouby include the 19th century Moroccan rabbi, healer and kabbalist, Yossef Elkouby.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Elcoubi 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.
This surname is associated with K(o)uby, which Rashi (1040-1105) interpreted as a place name, is mentioned in a talmudic reference to a story from the 5th century. Origins of Kouby and similar family names are also found in Baakuba/Baquba in Babylon, Kufa near Baghdad, and Kobaa/Kobei in the Judean desert, as well as in a number of localities in North Africa, among them Gouba, Alquba, Qubbia in Morocco, and Koub(b)a, a suburb of Algiers. In some cases, Elcoubi is derived from the Hebrew biblical male personal name Yaacov, which in Arabic was transformed to Yaacob/Yaacub. In some cases, Elcoubi was originally a personal Arabic nickname which means "large/round head". Other related family names include Goubi, Cobbe, Koby and Xoubi. Elcoubi is documented as a Jewish family name in the 16th century in Morocco. In the 20th century, Eldouby is recorded as a Jewish family name with the Elkouby family from Morocco, who perished in the tragic Egoz incident. The ship Egoz, carrying immigrants from Morocco to Israel, had been chartered by the Jewish underground in Morocco. It sank with the loss of 44 passengers, on January 10, 1961.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Elkouby include the 19th century Moroccan rabbi, healer and kabbalist, Yossef Elkouby.