Boutros, Botros or Butrus () is the Arabic form of the name Peter, derived directly from Greek (Petros) and also complimented by and . 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 (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
  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922–2016), Egyptian diplomat; Secretary General of the United Nations 1992–96
  • Butrus al-Bustani (1818–1883), Lebanese writer and scholar
  • Boutros Ghali (1846–1910), Prime Minister of Egypt
  • Youssef Boutros Ghali (born 1952), Egyptian politician
  • Boutros Al-Hallaq (born 1966), Syrian politician
  • Boutros Harb (born 1944), Lebanese politician
  • Boutros Khawand (born 1940), Lebanese politician, kidnapped and now missing
  • Boutros Mouallem (1928–2026), Arabic Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch
  • Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (born 1940), Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
  • Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920–2019), patriarch emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Church

Surname

  • Andrew S. Boutros, American law professor
  • Angele Botros Samaan
  • Basimah Yusuf Butrus
  • Danella Butrus, Iraqi Australian soccer player
  • Fouad Boutros
  • Julia Boutros
  • Maher Boutros
  • Zakaria Botros

See also

  • Putros