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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Arabic (Maghrebi)
Scripts طرابلسي(Arabic)
Other Forms FormsTrabelssi
Meaning & History
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις (pólis) meaning "city".