Boutros

Boutros

Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈbutˤrus] Egyptian Arabic: [ˈbotˤɾos]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic or Mediterranean
Meaning	Stone
Other names
Alternative spelling	Botros, Butrus
Related names	Peter, Pierre, Pedro

Boutros, Botros or Butrus (Arabic: بطرس); is the Arabic form of the name Peter, derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros). It is generally used as a male given name, but may also be used as a surname.

Notable persons with the name Boutros or variants include:

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 Al-Hallaq (born 1966), Syrian politician
• Boutros Ghali (1846–1910), Prime Minister of Egypt
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922–2016), Egyptian diplomat; Secretary General of the United Nations 1992-96
• Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920–2019), patriarch emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Church
• 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

Surname

• Andrew S. Boutros, American law professor