Boutros
| Boutros | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Arabic: [butˤrus] Egyptian Arabic: [botɾos] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Stone" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Botros, Butrus |
| Related names | Peter, Pierre, Pedro |
Boutros (Arabic: بطرس ), also transliterated as Botros and Butrus, is the Arabic form of the name Peter. It is generally used as a male given name, but may also be used as a surname. Its use is confined to the Christian community.
Notable persons with the name Boutros or variants include:
Persons with the given name
- Pope Peter V of Alexandria (reigned 1340 to 1348), Coptic Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
- Pope Peter VI of Alexandria (reigned 1718 to 1726), Coptic Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
- Pope Peter VII of Alexandria (reigned 1809 to 1852), Coptic Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
- Ignatius Peter VII Jarweh (1777–1851), Patriarch of the Syrian Catholic Church
- Butrus al-Bustani (1818-1883), Lebanese writer and scholar
- Boutros Ghali (1846–1910), Prime Minister of Egypt
- Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (born 1920), patriarch emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Church
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922-2016), Egyptian diplomat
- Boutros Khawand (born 1940), Lebanese politician, kidnapped and now missing
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (born 1940), Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
- Boutros Harb (born 1944), Lebanese politician
- Youssef Boutros Ghali (born 1952), Egyptian politician
Persons with the surname
- Basimah Yusuf Butrus (born 1963), Iraqi Assyrian politician
- Julia Boutros (born 1968), Lebanese singer
- Zakaria Botros (born 1934), Egyptian Coptic priest
- Ziad Boutros Palestinian-Lebanese composer
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