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Макар
“blessed, happy, fortunate”
Макар (Makár) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “blessed, happy, fortunate.” It is used in Russian.
Belarusian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Makar.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Russian usage, Макар developed from Μακάριος.
Макар’s family of names
In Russian usage, Макар developed from the Ancient Greek form Μακάριος. In Russian usage, Макар has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Macario. In Belarusian usage, Макар has a transliteration in Makar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Макар has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Макар comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Макар
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