Azulai

Azoulay (Hebrew: אזולאי‎‎), sometimes spelled Azoulai, Azulay, Azulai (Hebrew: אזולי‎‎), etc. is a Sephardic Jewish surname, common among Jews of French, North African, Israeli, and Canadian background, descended from Spanish exiles.

The source of the name is debated. Some have linked it to the Spanish phrase 'ojos azules' (blue eyes). 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 Kohen sub-tribe.

Azoulay, when spelled Azulai, 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:

Note that all of these individuals spell it differently than did those from the above rabbinical family.

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