Hitti

Hitti is a surname of probable Arabic origin. It is found among people of Levantine descent and is carried by individuals in various fields, including scholarship and public life. The spelling Hitti is one transliteration among several that may reflect different linguistic and regional practices when rendering Arabic names into Latin script. Related transliterations or name parts, such as Khuri or Khouri, appear in different contexts as well.

Notable people with the surname include Philip Khuri Hitti, a Lebanese-born American historian and Arabist who taught at Princeton University. Hitti was a prominent figure in early 20th-century Middle East studies and authored influential works on Arab history and civilization, contributing to the Western understanding of Islamic and Arab history during the modern era.

There are no widely recognized places or organizations universally known by the name Hitti. In most references, the term appears in biographical, bibliographic, or historical contexts as a surname associated with individuals who have contributed to scholarship and public discourse about the Arab world.