Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Khoury Name Meaning in Islam
Priest/community leader.
- Meaning
- Priest/community leader. Lebanese Christian-Muslim name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- خوری
- Meaning in Urdu
- امام، قائد
- Pronunciation
- KHOURY
- Lucky number
- 6
Is Khoury an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Khoury is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Priest/community leader. Lebanese Christian-Muslim name. It was carried by Elias Khoury. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
This is an Arabic name whose letters are خ-و-ر-ي, read individually in the Ilm ul Huroof reading above.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Khoury weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Khabir, the Aware, meaning the bearer is trusted with an aware, quietly informed presence, joined by Al-Qayyum, the Self-Sustaining, carried as a self-holding constancy. A person named Khoury is the family's slow heart.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Community leader, deacon, from Arabic khuri (village priest/deacon in Eastern Christianity). Used as a family name and given name by both Lebanese Christians and Lebanese Muslims who share this name tradition. Khoury as a given name captures the Lebanese Muslim diaspora particularly in the US, Brazil, Australia, and France where this is a recognisable Lebanese name.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Elias Khoury . Lebanese novelist and intellectual, author of 'Gate of the Sun' (Bāb al-Shams), foundational work of Palestinian-Lebanese literature
How to Pronounce Khoury
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Khoury
What does the name Khoury mean?
Each letter under this meaning has its own quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Khoury? →
Is Khoury mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Khoury included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Khoury mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Khoury. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Khoury a good Islamic name?
The letters of Khoury, each with its own reading, are laid out above: jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Khoury a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Khoury in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Khoury is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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Is Khoury a rare or common Muslim name?
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