Skip to website content >

AGHABABA Origin of surname

AGHABABA, AGABABA

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 a physical or personal characteristic or nickname.

This family name is derived from aghababa, a term in colloquial Arabic of Iraq, originally from Turkish, whose meaning is “grandfather”.

Aghababa is documented as a Jewish family name with Emilie Aghababa (1928-2012), a resident of Nahariya, Israel.

ANU Databases
Jewish Genealogy
Family Names
Jewish Communities
Visual Documentation
Jewish Music Center
Family Name
אA
אA
אA
AGHABABA Origin of surname

AGHABABA, AGABABA

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 a physical or personal characteristic or nickname.

This family name is derived from aghababa, a term in colloquial Arabic of Iraq, originally from Turkish, whose meaning is “grandfather”.

Aghababa is documented as a Jewish family name with Emilie Aghababa (1928-2012), a resident of Nahariya, Israel.

Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People