Given name · also Egyptian
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ
“blessed, lucky”
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ (makarios) is a masculine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Koine Greek. It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ goes back to a word meaning “blessed, lucky.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Koine Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Coptic ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ, from Koine Greek Μακάριος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Makarios. In Old Nubian usage, ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Macarius. In Coptic usage, ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ has a related form in ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲉ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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