Surname · also Sicilian

Xerri

Xerri is a surname from Sicilian, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Maltese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Xerri comes from Sicilian, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sicilian scerri, from Arabic شِرَّة.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Xerri’s family of names

In Maltese usage, Xerri as a surname has a related form in SCERRI. In Maltese usage, Xerri as a surname has a related form in SCERRI.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Arabic

Xefûr

Xefûr is a given name from Arabic.

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Xuereb

“moustache”

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Səbri

“patient”

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Eser

Eser is a unisex given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.

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Arabic

Kerîm

Kerîm is a given name from Arabic.

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Xhemil

“beautiful”

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96% boys · 4% girls

Arabic

Nasry

“victory”

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>99% boys

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Chokri

Chokri is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.

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87% boys · 13% girls

Sibling ideas

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