# Boutros

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**Boutros**, **Botros** or **Butrus** (Arabic: بطرس) is the Arabic form of the name *[Peter](/source/Peter_(name))*, derived directly from [Greek](/source/Greek_language) Πέτρος (*Petros*) and also complimented by Coptic: *ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ* and syr: *ܦܛܪܘܣ*. 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](/source/Pope_Peter_V_of_Alexandria) (reigned 1340 to 1348), Coptic Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
- [Pope Peter VI of Alexandria](/source/Pope_Peter_VI_of_Alexandria) (reigned 1718 to 1726), Coptic Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
- [Pope Peter VII of Alexandria](/source/Pope_Peter_VII_of_Alexandria) (reigned 1809 to 1852), Coptic Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
- [Ignatius Peter VII Jarweh](/source/Ignatius_Peter_VII_Jarweh) (1777–1851), Patriarch of the Syrian Catholic Church
- [Boutros Boutros-Ghali](/source/Boutros_Boutros-Ghali) (1922–2016), Egyptian diplomat; Secretary General of the United Nations 1992–96
- [Butrus al-Bustani](/source/Butrus_al-Bustani) (1818–1883), Lebanese writer and scholar
- [Boutros Ghali](/source/Boutros_Ghali) (1846–1910), Prime Minister of Egypt
- [Youssef Boutros Ghali](/source/Youssef_Boutros_Ghali) (born 1952), Egyptian politician
- [Boutros Al-Hallaq](/source/Boutros_Al-Hallaq) (born 1966), Syrian politician
- [Boutros Harb](/source/Boutros_Harb) (born 1944), Lebanese politician
- [Boutros Khawand](/source/Boutros_Khawand) (born 1940), Lebanese politician, kidnapped and now missing
- [Boutros Mouallem](/source/Boutros_Mouallem) (1928–2026), Arabic Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch
- [Bechara Boutros al-Rahi](/source/Bechara_Boutros_al-Rahi) (born 1940), Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
- [Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir](/source/Nasrallah_Boutros_Sfeir) (1920–2019), patriarch emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Church

## Surname

- [Andrew S. Boutros](/source/Andrew_S._Boutros), American law professor
- [Angele Botros Samaan](/source/Angele_Botros_Samaan)
- [Basimah Yusuf Butrus](/source/Basimah_Yusuf_Butrus)
- [Danella Butrus](/source/Danella_Butrus), Iraqi Australian soccer player
- [Fouad Boutros](/source/Fouad_Boutros)
- [Julia Boutros](/source/Julia_Boutros)
- [Maher Boutros](/source/Maher_Boutros)
- [Zakaria Botros](/source/Zakaria_Botros)

## See also

- [Putros](/source/Putros)

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