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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Berber
Scripts ⴰⴱⴻⵟⵟⵉⵡ(Tifinaɣ)
Other Forms FormsAbeṭṭuy (Rifian), Usɛid/Řbeṭṭiwi/Řbeṭṭuyi (Rifianized Arabic), Sɛidi/Beṭṭuyi/Lbeṭṭuyi (Moroccan Arabic), Beṭṭiwi/Lbeṭṭiwi (northwest African Arabic), Abettiou/Usaïd/Abettouy/Bettioui/El Bettioui/el Bettioui/El-Bettioui/el-bettioui/Elbettioui/Saïdi/Bettouyi/El Bettouyi/el Bettouyi/El-Bettouyi/el-Bettouyi/Elbettouyi (French spelling)
Meaning & History
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the tribe of Ibeṭṭiwen also known as Ayt Sɛid from the province of Driwec or the historical tribe of Ibeṭṭiwen also known as Ibeṭṭuyen from the provinces of Nnaḍua and Driwec. Algerian (northern): habitational name from the town of Beṭṭiwa in the province of Uran - The town's name derives from the Rifian tribe due to the large settlement of them there.