Halabi (surname)
Appearance
Origin | |
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Region of origin | Syria |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Halaby, Haleb, Halep, Halepovich, El-Halabi, El Halabi, Elhalabi al-Halabi, Alhalabi, Halavi, Halevi |
Halabi (Arabic: حَلَبِي) is an Arabic or Jewish locational surname, or nisba, denoting origin from Aleppo (Halab), Syria, or those who traded with Aleppo residents.[1] Variants of the name include Halaby, Haleb, Halep, and Halepovich. People with the surname include:
- Amir Halaby (born 1986), Israeli football player
- Ibrāhīm al-Ḥalabī (died 1549), Ottoman Ḥanafī legist
- Lisa Halaby (born 1951), Queen Noor of Jordan
- Majdi Halabi (1985–2005), Israeli soldier
- Muhammad Ali al-Halabi (born 1937), Syrian politician and Prime Minister
- Najeeb Halaby (1915–2003), Lebanese-American businessman
- Rola El-Halabi (born 1985), Lebanese-German boxer
- Salah Halabi, Egyptian army officer
- Samia Halaby (born 1936), Palestinian artist
- Simon Halabi (born 1950), Syrian businessman
- Suleiman al-Halabi (1777–1800), Syrian assassin
- Susan Halabi, Lebanese-American biostatistician
- Usama Halabi (born 1959), Palestinian lawyer
- Yasser El Halaby (born 1984), Egyptian squash player
See also
References
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Halabi Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 4 January 2016.