Tadros
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Tadros is a common Egyptian given name or family name. The family's origin is said[who?] to be in or Egypt, but the name may also be prominent in other Middle Eastern countries with a Christian population including Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine. Most people with the last name Tadros are from Orthodox, mainly Coptic or Antiochian, Christian families in the Middle East. Although the name is Greek and spans many states in the Middle East the origins of people named Tadros may be completely unrelated to each other: Coptic Egyptians with this last name are of Pharaonic descent while Antiochians are native to Jordan and Syrians to ancient peoples of the region around Damascus. In the United States many variations of the name have arisen due to misspellings and difficult pronunciation; some people with the names Tadros have created variations including Tadres, Tawadros and Tawadrous.
Religion
- Tadros of Shotep or Theodore Stratelates or Theodore of Heraclea, martyr and Warrior Saint venerated with the title Great-martyr in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches
Persons
Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Tadros (1914–1993), Egyptian basketball player
- Aly Tadros (born 1986), American singer-songwriter
- Manuel Tadros (born 1956), Canadian singer, songwriter, actor
- Monica Tadros (born 1974), American plastic and reconstructive surgeon
- Sherine Tadros, British journalist
- Wendy A. Tadros, Canadian civil servant and administrator
- Xavier Dolan-Tadros (born 1989), sometimes just Xavier Dolan, Canadian actor
mikhaeil tadros [ born 1990] ex professional soccer player usa.
Music
- Tadros (duo), a Canadian musical group made up of brothers Daniel and Eric Tadros
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