Cheirif

Mexicans originating from Sephardic decent. Originating in the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain), including the descendants of those subject to expulsion from Spain by order of the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella (as codified in the Alhambra decree of 1492), or from Portugal by order of King Manuel I in 1497.
The name comes from Sepharad, a Biblical location.1 This was probably the "Saparda" mentioned in Persian inscriptions: the location of that is disputed, but may have been Sardis in Asia Minor. "Sepharad" was identified by later Jews as the Iberian Peninsula, and still means "Spain" in modern Hebrew.

Hey the Cheirifs are here!

by Benji Cheirif May 2, 2007

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Cherifa

Cherifa is a really cool, always sarcastic and very caring person. You can always have fun with her and you can also always count on her, when you need help or anything else. Cherifa doesn't have any bad characteristics, besides of always being too late. She is very lazy, but she doesn't find that a bad thing. She likes being lazy, sleeping, eating and watching TV shows or YouTube all day long.

Why would you like to be an individual person, when you can be like Cherifa?

by Cherifaa October 30, 2017

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