Shriki or Shriqui, Chriqui is a variant of Asharqui and Esharqui, Arabic words meaning "Oriental/Easterner". In the Iberian peninsula they are linked to Sharquia, the eastern part of Spain covering the regions of Alicante, Almeria and Cartagena. In old Spanish documents, the two Arabic Jewish names are found as Axarqui and Exarquino.