indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Arabic (Maghrebi)
Scripts صحراوي(Maghrebi Arabic)
Other Forms FormsSahrawi
Meaning & History
From Arabic صحراوي (Ṣaḥrāwī) meaning "inhabitant of the desert" (from صحراء (Ṣaḥrā') "desert"), referring to the indigenous Sahrawi people of Western Sahara (see Sahraoui). Mainly found in Algeria.