Nahhas (), is an Arabic surname. It is also rendered Nahas and sometimes preceded by the definite article al, el, an, or en with or without a hyphen or a space.
Surname
Abu Jaʿfar an-Nahhas (874–949), Egyptian Islamic scholar Ibn al-Nahhas al-Dimashqi al-Dumyati (died 1411), Islamic scholar and soldier Maryam al-Nahhas (1859–1888), Lebanese-Egyptian activist Mostafa el-Nahas (1879–1965), Egyptian political figure A. S. Nahas (1895–1970), founder of the Nahas chain of department stores Gabriel G. Nahas (1920–2012), American anesthesiologist Sayed El-Nahas (1939–1994), Egyptian boxer Nicolas Nahas (born 1946), Lebanese politician Nabil Nahas (born 1949), Lebanese artist Charbel Nahas (born 1954), Lebanese economist and politician Damon Nahas (born 1974), American soccer coach Emad El Nahhas (born 1976), Egyptian footballer and coach Sean Nahas (born 1978), American soccer coach Robin Nahas (born 1987), Australian rules footballer Marie-Lou Nahhas (born 1989), Lebanese-American actress, model, and activist Rasha Nahas (born 1996), Palestinian singer-songwriter and guitarist Shady Elnahas (born 1998), Canadian judoka
Given name The given name appears to be unrelated to the Arabic word.
Nahas Angula (born 1943), Namibian politician Nahas Hidhayath (born 1994), Indian film director Syed Nahas Pasha (born 1957), Bangladeshi-British journalist
Other Khirbet en-Nahas, an ancient copper mine in Jordan
See also Serpents in the Bible, referred to as nāḥāš The equivalent surname in other languages Coppersmith, English Kupferschmied, German Bakırcı, Turkish