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Boutros, Botros or Butrus (Arabic: بطرس) is the Arabic form of the name Peter, derived directly from Greek Πέτρος (Petros) and also complimented by Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ and Syriac: ܦܛܪܘܣ. It is generally used as a male given name, but may also be used as a surname.

PronunciationArabic: [ˈbutˤrus]
Egyptian Arabic: [ˈbotˤɾos]

GenderMale

Word/nameArabic or Mediterranean

MeaningStone

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

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
Danella Butrus, Iraqi Australian soccer player

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