Haddad is an Arabic surname meaning blacksmith, commonly used in the Levant and Algeria.
Darwish and Darvish are alternate transliterations of the Persian word "dervish", used in Arabic: درويش, referring to a Sufi aspirant. There is no v sound in most Modern Arabic dialects and so the originally Persian word is usually pronounced with a w sound in Arabic. The word appears as a surname in the Levant or for people descended from Levantine communities, particularly in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Afghanistan. In Iraq, the surname, which in Arabic means "wandering, roaming", has been borne by people of Jewish descent as well.
Khoury, also transliterated as Khouri, is a Levantine surname that is found among Christians in the Middle East. The term Khoury means "priest" in Levantine Arabic. It derives from the Latin word curia, or may come from the French curé meaning parish Priest, from Medieval Latin curatus "one responsible for the care ," from Latin curatus, past participle of curare "to take care of".
Kassabis a surname, a variant of Qasab. Notable people with the surname include:
Hamdan is a name of Arab origin of aristocratic descent and many political ties within the middle east and the Arab World, controlling import/export mandates over port authorities. Among people named Hamdan include:
Zoghbi (زغبي) or Al-Zoghbi (الزغبي) or Zoghby or Zogbi is an Arabic surname.
Imad is an Arabic masculine given name and surname and means "support" or "pillar".
Hassoun is a Hebrew surname (חסון) and an Arabic given name and surname (حسون). Arabic variants include Hassoun, Hasson, Hassun, Hassouné, Hassouneh etc. It may refer to:
Ataullah or the alternative Atallah is an Arabic given name meaning "gift of God", composed of Ata (gift) + Allah (God). It is also a surname to Middle Eastern Christians, derived from the Aramaic form Attallah or Atallah. The Iranian variant of the same name is Ataollah.
Khayat, Khayyat is an Arabic-language occupational surname, literally meaning "tailor". Notable people with the surname include:
Yazbek is a Levantine Arabic surname. The word in Arabic يزبك derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك “Beik” – the designation was exclusively given to rich and powerful families, traditionally applied to the leaders or rulers of various sized areas across the Ottoman Empire
Makhoul is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arnaout is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Wehbe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Huwaida or Howaida is a given name and surname and may refer to:
Yaghi is an Arabic surname.
Rola is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people that are known by this name include the following:
Samaha is an Arabic origin surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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