Abergel

Abergel (, ), also spelled Abargil, Abergil, Abourgil, Abourgal, Abourjal, Abirjal, Aberjel) is a Moroccan Jewish surname. It is very common among the Moroccan Jews and may be found also among Algerian and Tunisian Jews of Moroccan descent. The name comes from Moroccan Arabic word "Bourjila" which means the "One-footed".

Notable people with the surname include:

Avital Abergel (born 1977), Israeli actress

Dena Abergel, New York City Ballet assistant children's balletmaster

Laurent Abergel (born 1993), French footballer

Linor Abargil (born 1980), Israeli beauty pageant winner

Nir Abergel (born 1990), Israeli footballer

Rebecca Abergel, French chemist

Reuven Abergel (born 1943), Israeli activist

Thal Abergel (born 1982), French chess Grandmaster

Yaniv Abargil (born 1977), Israeli footballer

See also

Abargil

References

Arab-Jewish surnames

Surnames of Maghrebi Jewish origin

Arabic-language surnames

Surnames of Sephardic origin

Surnames of Moroccan origin