Bishara
Bishara, Beshero, Bechara or Beshara is a common Arabic and Coptic name in the Middle East. It is most common in Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Syria. In Arabic, Bishāra means “Good News” an Arabic word which is the equivalent to Greek εὐαγγέλιον euangélion, meaning “The Gospel”. As such, bearers of this surname are predominantly Christian.
It is also a Swahili and Borana name, as it means "Happy tidings". The spelling "Bechara" is more common in South America and Southern Italy. Bishara in its various forms may refer to:
Mononym
- Bishara , Swedish singer of Syrian origin
- Bechara Effendi, real name Manouk Avedissian, Ottoman administrator and the chief engineer of the Vilayet of Syria and later of the Vilayet of Beirut
Given name
Bishara
- Bishara Merhej, Lebanese journalist and politician
- Bishara Wakim, Egyptian film director and actor
Bechara
- Béchara Abou Mrad, Melkite priest and monk
- Bechara Choucair, Lebanese American administrator in medical fields and public health
- Beshara Doumani, American historian and political writer
- Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon
- Bechara El Khoury , Lebanese composer
- Bechara Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church since 2011
Middle name
- Sirhan Sirhan , Palestinian assassin of Robert Kennedy
Surname
Bishara
- Abdullah Bishara, Kuwaiti diplomat and politician
- Amal Bishara, Israeli Arab doctor
- Azmi Bishara, Israeli Arab author and politician
- Joseph Bishara, American composer, music producer and actor
- Marwan Bishara, Arab Israeli journalist
- Roberto Bishara, former Chilean footballer of Palestinian descent
- Samir Bishara, Egyptian orthodontist
- Shoukry Bishara, Palestinian economist and politician
Bechara
- Evanildo Bechara, Brazilian grammarian and philologist
- Flavia Bechara, Lebanese actress
- Hassan Bechara, Lebanese wrestler
- Souha Bechara, Lebanese national figure. Attempted to assassinate General Antoine Lahad of the South Lebanon Army
Beshara
- Brian Beshara, Lebanese basketball player
- Khairy Beshara, Egyptian film director
Fictional characters
- Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book ''Refugee''
Others
- Beshara, British reggae band
- Ek Bechara, 1972 Bollywood action drama film
- Mr. Bechara, 1996 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj
- "Bishara", a song from the Tom Skinner album ''Voices of Bishara''