Makarij
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Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin beatus and felix. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet Makarios to the gods.
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Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin beatus and felix. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet Makarios to the gods.
In other languages the name has the following forms: Finnish: the given name Kari or Karri. Derived surname: Mäkäräinen. Greek: Makarios (Μακάριος) Armenian: Մակար (Makar) Italian: Macario (also a family name) Portuguese: Macário Spanish Macarena (name) Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian: Makar (Макар) from Church Slavonic Makariy (Макарій). Derived surnames: Makarov/Makarova, Makarenko, Makarchuk, Makarevich. Serbian: Makarije/Макарије Romanian: Macarescu (surname) French: Macaire Dutch: Karis, Kerris (also a surname)