Khouri

Khouri (also transliterated as Khoury, Arabic: خوري‎, Ḫūrī) is an Arabic surname that is unique to Arab Christians. The term Khouri means "priest" in Arabic. It is popular in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel, and Jordan. It is often given as a last name to a new priest or minister, replacing the old one. It is common for a family to keep the Khouri surname for generations past the life of the priest. Catholic and Orthodox clergy (particularly Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic and Maronite Catholic) are the largest numbers of people with this name; all three Rites having a married priesthood according to Catholic and Orthodox norms. Khouri is uncommon as a given name. The name is also uncommonly spelled Kure, or Kury.

People

• Antoun Khouri, Syrian bishop
• Buthina Khoury, a Palestinian woman director and producer
• Callie Khouri, American screenwriter
• Camille Khoury, a Lebanese politician
• Clara Khoury, a Israeli actress, daughter of Makram Khoury
• Colette Khoury, a Syrian novelist
• Driss El Khouri, a Moroccan novelist
• Elias Khoury, Lebanese novelist, playwright and critic
• Elias Khoury (lawyer), an Israeli lawyer
• Elias Khoury, a Lebanese author
• Faris al-Khoury, a Syrian Prime Minister
• Faris El-Khouri, Syrian legal expert and politician
• George Khoury, an Israeli Arab killed by Palestinian gunmen
• George Khoury (author), an American author
• Giselle Khoury, a Lebanese talk show host
• Marwan Khoury, a Lebanese musician
• Makram Khoury, a Israeli Actor
• Hind Khoury, a Palestinian diplomat
• Norma Khouri, a Jordan-born Australian author
• Nour El-Khoury, a Lebanese woman said to have been involved in miracles
• Paul Khoury, an Australian television personality
• Philip S. Khoury, American university administrator and Professor of History
• Raja G. Khouri, Canadian activist
• Rami George Khouri, a Palestinian-Jordanian journalist
• Raymond Khoury, a Lebanese screenwriter and novelist
• Theodore Khoury, a Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
• Vénus Khoury-Ghata, a Lebanese writer
• Walter Hugo Khouri, Brazilian film director
• Zahi Khouri, Palestinian-American businessman