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Khouri. Khoury ( Arabic: خوري, Greek: Χούρι or Ḫūrī ), also transliterated as Khouri, is a Levantine surname that is found among Christians in the Middle East. The term Khoury means "priest" in Levantine Arabic. It derives from the Latin word curia, or may come from the French curé meaning parish Priest, from Medieval Latin ...
Copts. Coptic names refer to the personal names used by the Copts, the indigenous Christian inhabitants of Egypt. They reflect the intersection of Egyptian, Greek, Arab and Christian influences in the region and encompass a diverse range of naming practices, which have evolved over centuries.
Surnames of Sephardic origin (96 P) Pages in category "Arabic-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 741 total.
The ism ( اسم) is the given name, first name, or personal name; e.g. "Ahmad" or "Fatima". Most Arabic names have meaning as ordinary adjectives and nouns, and are often aspirational of character. For example, Muhammad means 'Praiseworthy' and Ali means 'Exalted' or 'High'.
Ali is the most common last name in Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Kuwait and Libya. [2] The last name can also be found among the Indian Muslim and Pakistani communities, as it is often associated with the descendants of Ali in these regions. [3] The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name.
Most Maltese surnames are of Italian origin, but this (with Abdilla) is one of the very few authentically Arabic given names that have survived in the islands as family names. It is a variant of the medieval Sicilian Christian surname Saido or Saito (Saidu), which was derived from the Siculo-Arabic given name Sa'īd used by both Muslims and ...
Origin and History of the Name of Smith, With Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of That Name, And an Account of the Origin of Surnames and Forenames, Together with over Five Hundred Christian Names of Men and Women and Their Significance, The Crescent Family Record. Chicago, Illinois: American Publishers’ Association. 1902.
Stephen. Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church .