DENINO Origin of surname
DANINO, DENINO, DANINOS, BEN DANINO
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. The Jewish surname Danino 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 the town of Doninos de Salamanca in the Spanish province of Salamanca. In Spanish dañino means "harmful", hence the surname Danino may be based on old Spanish pejorative anti-Jewish term. Danino is recorded as a Jewish family name mainly in Morocco, and Daninos is found mainly in Algeria. In some cases the name is preceded with the Hebrew Ben, which means "son of". The name (and variants) is recorded as a Jewish family name in the following examples: in the 16th century, Rabbi Shaul Danino of Meknes, Morocco, established a synagogue (1540), known in the 20th century by the name of 'Slat Lubaton'; in the 19th century, Abraham Daninos was an interpreter for the French Army in Algeria from 1830 until 1840; in the 20th century, David Danino was author of 'Sharvit Ha-Zahav' (Casablanca, 1938); the Israeli member of Knesset David Danino (1924-1990) was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, and came to Israel in 1956.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. The Jewish surname Danino 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 the town of Doninos de Salamanca in the Spanish province of Salamanca. In Spanish dañino means "harmful", hence the surname Danino may be based on old Spanish pejorative anti-Jewish term. Danino is recorded as a Jewish family name mainly in Morocco, and Daninos is found mainly in Algeria. In some cases the name is preceded with the Hebrew Ben, which means "son of". The name (and variants) is recorded as a Jewish family name in the following examples: in the 16th century, Rabbi Shaul Danino of Meknes, Morocco, established a synagogue (1540), known in the 20th century by the name of 'Slat Lubaton'; in the 19th century, Abraham Daninos was an interpreter for the French Army in Algeria from 1830 until 1840; in the 20th century, David Danino was author of 'Sharvit Ha-Zahav' (Casablanca, 1938); the Israeli member of Knesset David Danino (1924-1990) was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, and came to Israel in 1956.