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14 famous people named Macarius found on Wikipedia.
103 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
10270-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
4613-th in year 2012
Macarius is a Latinized form of a Greek given name Makarios. The old-Greek word Μακάριος makarios (mak-ar'-ee-os) is a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ makar (of the same meaning); supremely blessed; by extension fortunate, well off: - blessed, happy.
In other languages the name has the following forms:
Finnish: the given name Kari or Karri. Derived surname: Mäkäräinen.
Greek: Makarios
Italian: Macario, which is also a family name
Portuguese: Macário
Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian: Makar (Макар) or its archaic/Church Slavonic form Makariy (Макарий), -ий being a common Russian language rendering of Greek and Latin suffixes -ios/-ius/-ium. Makariy is still in use in the context of the Russian Orthodox Church, which uses Church Slavonic traditions. Derived surnames: Makarov/Makarova, Makarenko, Makarchuk, Makarevich.
Serbian: Makarije/Макарије
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macarius of Egypt | 0300 | Egyptian Christian monk and hermit |
| 2 | Macarius of Jerusalem | Bishop of Jerusalem | |
| 3 | Macarius of Alexandria | Monk in the Nitrian Desert. | |
| 4 | Macarius II | 1835 | Russian bishop |
| 5 | Macarius of Unzha | 1349 | Russian Orthodox saint |
| 6 | Macarius Magnes | ||
| 7 | Macarius of Corinth | 1731 | Mystic |
| 8 | Macarius Bulgakov | 1816 | Russian bishop |
| 9 | Macaire de Constantinople | ||
| 10 | Macarius of Antioch | ||
| 11 | Macarius IV Tawil | Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church | |
| 12 | Macarius of Bulgaria | ||
| 13 | Macarius Monoszló | Hungarian noble | |
| 14 | Macarius |