Alkalai () is a surname of Sephardic Jewish origins. It is derived from Arabic Qal'a/al-Qal'a, 'fortress', which may also be the name of a populated place. Therefore "Alkalai" ('Alkala' +'i') literally means "someone from al-Qal'a". Variations of the surname include Alqali, Elqali, Elkali, Elkalay, Kalai.ALKALAY Origin of surname
Notable people with the surname include:
Judah Alkalai (1798–1878), Ottoman Jewish religious leader & activist Mosko Alkalai (1931–2008), Israeli actor
Alkalay Karen Alkalay-Gut (born 1945), an Israeli poet, professor, and editor
Alcalay Albert Alcalay, 1917–2008) was an American abstract artist Ammiel Alcalay (born 1956), an American poet, scholar, critic, translator, and prose stylist Isaac Alcalay (1881–1978), Bulgarian Jewish leader and rabbi Luna Alcalay (1928–2012), a Croatian-Austrian pianist, music educator and composer Milos Alcalay, Venezuelan diplomat Reuben Alcalay, Israeli lexicographer
See also
Alkali, alkaline substance References