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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Arabic (Maghrebi)
Scripts غربي(Arabic)
Other Forms FormsEl Gharbi, El-Gharbi, Elgharbi
Meaning & History
Means "westerner, one from the west" from Arabic غرب (gharb) meaning "west, occident". In Tunisia it is typically used as a name for someone originally from Algeria or Morocco (being the two westernmost countries in North Africa).