Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Μακάριος
“blessed, happy, fortunate”
Μακάριος (Măkárĭos) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Macarius.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μακάριος goes back to a word meaning “blessed, happy, fortunate.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Μακάριος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Μακάριος has a later derivative in Kari. In Greek usage, Μακάριος has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Blahoslav. In Greek usage, Μακάριος has a conventional equivalent in the French form Macaire.
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Around the world
Μακάριος has relatives in 13 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Μακάριος
- Makarios IIIArchbishop primate, primate & 1st President of Cyprus (1913–1977)
- Makarios II of CyprusArchbishop of Cyprus (1870–1950)
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