Butras as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Butras

What is the meaning of the name Butras ?

The baby name Butras is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbuːtrəs/ (BOOT-rəs).

Butras is Arabic in Origin.

Butras is a Levantine/Syriac-Arabic form of Peter, ultimately from Greek Petros “rock, stone.” It reflects the Arabic Buṭrus (بطرس), transmitted through Christian Aramaic/Syriac usage, and appears in Latin letters as Butras among Levantine, Assyrian, and Egyptian communities. The name gained enduring prestige through the Apostle Saint Peter - first among the Twelve and foundational leader of the early Church - anchoring its use among Maronites, Melkites, Copts, Chaldeans, and other Eastern Christians.

Common regional spellings and close variants include Boutros, Butrus, Butros, and Botros; cognates are Petros (Greek), Bedros (Armenian), Petrus/Peter, Pierre, Pietro, and Pedro, with feminine forms Petra and Petronella. Notable bearers such as Lebanese scholar Butrus al-Bustani and UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros‑Ghali highlight its modern profile. The Butras spelling often arises in diaspora transliteration and is typically pronounced BOO-tras or BUHT-ras, depending on dialect.

⚙ Butras is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Butras appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.