Azoulay

Azoulay (Hebrew: אזולאי‎), sometimes spelled Azoulai, Azulay, Azulai, Zouela, etc. is a Sephardic Jewish Surname, common among Jews of North African and French extraction, though originally of Spanish descent.

The source of the name is debated, and has been linked to the Spanish phrase Azul Ojos (blue eyes), as well as to the name of a certain village in Algeria. Some linguists argue that it is an acronym of a passage from the bible "They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane" (Leviticus 21:7), indicating that the Azoulay name-bearers are members of the Cohen tribe.

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Azoulay Family of Fes

Azoulay is the name of a notable Jewish family descended from Spanish exiles who, after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and following decades, settled in the city of Fes, Morocco. The family includes:

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Other uses of the name