Khouri

Khouri

Origin
Word/name	Arab Christians
Meaning	Priest

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 derives from the Latin word curia.

Although most popular amongst the population in Lebanon, the name can also be found within Christian communities in Syria, Palestine, Tunisia, Iraq 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 as Elcure, Korey, Kouri, Koury, Kuri, Kury, Cury, Curi, Coury, Coorey, Correy or even Chory, and in Latin America as Cure, Kure, Juri or Jure.

People

• Antoun Khouri, Syrian bishop
• Bassem Khoury, former Palestinian Minister of National Economy
• Buthina Khoury, Palestinian woman director and producer
• Callie Khouri, American screenwriter
• Camille Khoury, Lebanese politician
• Carlos Cure, Colombian ambassador
• Clara Khoury, Arab-Israeli actress, daughter of Makram Khoury
• Colette Khoury, Syrian novelist
• Driss El Khouri, Moroccan novelist
• Elias Khoury, Lebanese novelist, playwright and critic
• Elias Khoury (lawyer), Israeli lawyer
• Elissa (singer), Lebanese singer, full name Elissar Zakaria Khoury
• Emile Kuri, Lebanese set director
• Faris al-Khoury, Syrian Prime Minister
• Fouad Khoury, Egyptian businessman
• George Khoury, Israeli Arab killed by Palestinian gunmen
• George Khoury (author), American author
• Giselle Khoury, Lebanese talk show host
• Hind Khoury, Palestinian diplomat
• Ken Khouri, Jamaican record company owner and producer, of part-Lebanese descent
• Makram Khoury, Israeli actor
• Marwan Khoury, Lebanese musician
• Norma Khouri, Jordan-born Australian author
• Nour El-Khoury, Lebanese woman said to have been involved in miracles
• Paul Khoury, Australian television personality
• Philip S. Khoury, American university administrator and Professor of History
• Raja G. Khouri, Canadian activist
• Rami George Khouri, Palestinian-Jordanian journalist
• Raymond Khoury, Lebanese screenwriter and novelist
• Theodore Khoury, Lebanese-born German Catholic theologian
• Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Lebanese writer
• Walter Hugo Khouri, Brazilian film director
• Zahi Khouri, Palestinian-American businessman