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Fakhoury
Fakhoury or variant Fakhouri is an Arabic surname in the Middle Eastern countries of Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. Its literal translation is pottery maker and Fakhouri is an Arabic name that was given to the family which adopted the craftsmanship of making pottery out of clay. The original word is fukhar which literally means clay. So if you made fukhar, you were called a Fakhouri.
The first Fakhouri ancestors lived in a small town in the mountains of Lebanon called Rashaya el-Fukhar.
Fakhoury / Fakhoury may refer to:
- Hanna Al-Fakhoury (1914-2011), Lebanese Melkite priest, philosopher and linguist
- Pierre Fakhoury, Lebanese/Ivorian architect
- Tamirace Fakhoury, Lebanese poet
- Georges Fakhoury, (1940-1988), Lebanese humble manwho spent the last days of his life in Senegal helping all people around him...
Prominent Branches in the United States include:
- The Fakhoury Family in California (Largest)
- The Fakhoury Family in Chicago
- The Fakhoury Family in New York
- The Fakhouri Family in Michigan