Kouri Genealogy and Kouri Family History Information

Like Smith, Barber, and Archer, Kouri is a trade name associated with Arab Christians. The name, which means "priest", is common in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and elsewhere in the Arab world. Kouri, Khouri, Khoury, Koury, Coury, and Kourie, and Courie are some of the ways that the Arabic name خوري has been transcribed into Roman characters. Much of the disparity in the Roman spelling comes from the fact that the Arabic letter " خ " has no Roman alphabet equivalent, and the sound of the Arabic letter " ي " can be represented by " i, ie or y in the Roman alphabet.